diff --git a/internal/config/layers.go b/internal/config/layers.go
index 97fc5d3..c9ed558 100644
--- a/internal/config/layers.go
+++ b/internal/config/layers.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func NewDefaultLayersConfig() LayersConfig {
 					TransportConfig: NewDefaultTransportConfig(),
 					Timeout:         NewInterpolatedDuration(10 * time.Second),
 				},
+				ProviderCacheTimeout: NewInterpolatedDuration(time.Hour),
 			},
 			Sessions: AuthnLayerSessionConfig{
 				TTL: NewInterpolatedDuration(time.Hour),
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ type AuthnLayerSessionConfig struct {
 }
 
 type AuthnOIDCLayerConfig struct {
-	HTTPClient AuthnOIDCHTTPClientConfig `yaml:"httpClient"`
+	HTTPClient           AuthnOIDCHTTPClientConfig `yaml:"httpClient"`
+	ProviderCacheTimeout *InterpolatedDuration     `yaml:"providerCacheTimeout"`
 }
 
 type AuthnOIDCHTTPClientConfig struct {
diff --git a/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn/oidc/authenticator.go b/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn/oidc/authenticator.go
index ea1e1e6..abfc3a6 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn/oidc/authenticator.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn/oidc/authenticator.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"forge.cadoles.com/Cadoles/go-proxy/wildcard"
+	"forge.cadoles.com/cadoles/bouncer/internal/cache"
 	"forge.cadoles.com/cadoles/bouncer/internal/proxy/director"
 	"forge.cadoles.com/cadoles/bouncer/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn"
 	"forge.cadoles.com/cadoles/bouncer/internal/store"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ type Authenticator struct {
 	store             sessions.Store
 	httpTransport     *http.Transport
 	httpClientTimeout time.Duration
+	oidcProviderCache cache.Cache[string, *oidc.Provider]
 }
 
 func (a *Authenticator) PreAuthentication(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, layer *store.Layer) error {
@@ -378,15 +380,23 @@ func (a *Authenticator) getClient(options *LayerOptions, redirectURL string) (*C
 		Transport: transport,
 	}
 
-	ctx = oidc.ClientContext(ctx, httpClient)
+	provider, exists := a.oidcProviderCache.Get(options.OIDC.IssuerURL)
+	if !exists {
+		var err error
+		ctx = oidc.ClientContext(ctx, httpClient)
 
-	if options.OIDC.SkipIssuerVerification {
-		ctx = oidc.InsecureIssuerURLContext(ctx, options.OIDC.IssuerURL)
-	}
+		if options.OIDC.SkipIssuerVerification {
+			ctx = oidc.InsecureIssuerURLContext(ctx, options.OIDC.IssuerURL)
+		}
 
-	provider, err := oidc.NewProvider(ctx, options.OIDC.IssuerURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not create oidc provider")
+		logger.Debug(ctx, "refreshing oidc provider", logger.F("issuerURL", options.OIDC.IssuerURL))
+
+		provider, err = oidc.NewProvider(ctx, options.OIDC.IssuerURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not create oidc provider")
+		}
+
+		a.oidcProviderCache.Set(options.OIDC.IssuerURL, provider)
 	}
 
 	client := NewClient(
diff --git a/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn/oidc/layer.go b/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn/oidc/layer.go
index 9509361..617988f 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn/oidc/layer.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn/oidc/layer.go
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 package oidc
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
+	"forge.cadoles.com/cadoles/bouncer/internal/cache/memory"
+	"forge.cadoles.com/cadoles/bouncer/internal/cache/ttl"
 	"forge.cadoles.com/cadoles/bouncer/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn"
 	"forge.cadoles.com/cadoles/bouncer/internal/store"
+	"github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3/oidc"
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
 )
 
@@ -14,5 +19,10 @@ func NewLayer(store sessions.Store, funcs ...OptionFunc) *authn.Layer {
 		httpTransport:     opts.HTTPTransport,
 		httpClientTimeout: opts.HTTPClientTimeout,
 		store:             store,
+		oidcProviderCache: ttl.NewCache(
+			memory.NewCache[string, *oidc.Provider](),
+			memory.NewCache[string, time.Time](),
+			opts.OIDCProviderCacheTimeout,
+		),
 	}, opts.AuthnOptions...)
 }
diff --git a/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn/oidc/options.go b/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn/oidc/options.go
index a2f0c14..cbad2f4 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn/oidc/options.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/director/layer/authn/oidc/options.go
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Options struct {
-	HTTPTransport     *http.Transport
-	HTTPClientTimeout time.Duration
-	AuthnOptions      []authn.OptionFunc
+	HTTPTransport            *http.Transport
+	HTTPClientTimeout        time.Duration
+	AuthnOptions             []authn.OptionFunc
+	OIDCProviderCacheTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
 type OptionFunc func(opts *Options)
@@ -33,11 +34,18 @@ func WithAuthnOptions(funcs ...authn.OptionFunc) OptionFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithOIDCProviderCacheTimeout(timeout time.Duration) OptionFunc {
+	return func(opts *Options) {
+		opts.OIDCProviderCacheTimeout = timeout
+	}
+}
+
 func NewOptions(funcs ...OptionFunc) *Options {
 	opts := &Options{
-		HTTPTransport:     http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport),
-		HTTPClientTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
-		AuthnOptions:      make([]authn.OptionFunc, 0),
+		HTTPTransport:            http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport),
+		HTTPClientTimeout:        30 * time.Second,
+		AuthnOptions:             make([]authn.OptionFunc, 0),
+		OIDCProviderCacheTimeout: time.Hour,
 	}
 
 	for _, fn := range funcs {
diff --git a/internal/setup/authn_oidc_layer.go b/internal/setup/authn_oidc_layer.go
index 5db66fe..14e603a 100644
--- a/internal/setup/authn_oidc_layer.go
+++ b/internal/setup/authn_oidc_layer.go
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ func setupAuthnOIDCLayer(conf *config.Config) (director.Layer, error) {
 			authn.WithTemplateDir(string(conf.Layers.Authn.TemplateDir)),
 			authn.WithDebug(bool(conf.Layers.Authn.Debug)),
 		),
+		oidc.WithOIDCProviderCacheTimeout(time.Duration(*conf.Layers.Authn.OIDC.ProviderCacheTimeout)),
 	), nil
 }