diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index feb6c0d..659fb60 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 			"version": "0.0.1",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"gsap": "^3.12.5",
-				"ofetch": "^1.4.0",
 				"sveltekit-i18n": "^2.4.2"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
@@ -2232,11 +2231,6 @@
 				"node": ">=0.10.0"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/destr": {
-			"version": "2.0.3",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/destr/-/destr-2.0.3.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-2N3BOUU4gYMpTP24s5rF5iP7BDr7uNTCs4ozw3kf/eKfvWSIu93GEBi5m427YoyJoeOzQ5smuu4nNAPGb8idSQ=="
-		},
 		"node_modules/detect-libc": {
 			"version": "2.0.3",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/detect-libc/-/detect-libc-2.0.3.tgz",
@@ -3292,11 +3286,6 @@
 			"integrity": "sha512-OWND8ei3VtNC9h7V60qff3SVobHr996CTwgxubgyQYEpg290h9J0buyECNNJexkFm5sOajh5G116RYA1c8ZMSw==",
 			"dev": true
 		},
-		"node_modules/node-fetch-native": {
-			"version": "1.6.4",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch-native/-/node-fetch-native-1.6.4.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-IhOigYzAKHd244OC0JIMIUrjzctirCmPkaIfhDeGcEETWof5zKYUW7e7MYvChGWh/4CJeXEgsRyGzuF334rOOQ=="
-		},
 		"node_modules/node-releases": {
 			"version": "2.0.18",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-releases/-/node-releases-2.0.18.tgz",
@@ -3339,16 +3328,6 @@
 				"node": ">= 6"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/ofetch": {
-			"version": "1.4.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ofetch/-/ofetch-1.4.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-MuHgsEhU6zGeX+EMh+8mSMrYTnsqJQQrpM00Q6QHMKNqQ0bKy0B43tk8tL1wg+CnsSTy1kg4Ir2T5Ig6rD+dfQ==",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"destr": "^2.0.3",
-				"node-fetch-native": "^1.6.4",
-				"ufo": "^1.5.4"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/optionator": {
 			"version": "0.9.4",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/optionator/-/optionator-0.9.4.tgz",
@@ -4547,7 +4526,8 @@
 		"node_modules/ufo": {
 			"version": "1.5.4",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ufo/-/ufo-1.5.4.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-UsUk3byDzKd04EyoZ7U4DOlxQaD14JUKQl6/P7wiX4FNvUfm3XL246n9W5AmqwW5RSFJ27NAuM0iLscAOYUiGQ=="
+			"integrity": "sha512-UsUk3byDzKd04EyoZ7U4DOlxQaD14JUKQl6/P7wiX4FNvUfm3XL246n9W5AmqwW5RSFJ27NAuM0iLscAOYUiGQ==",
+			"dev": true
 		},
 		"node_modules/unplugin": {
 			"version": "1.14.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73235b9..39ed7d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 	"type": "module",
 	"dependencies": {
 		"gsap": "^3.12.5",
-		"ofetch": "^1.4.0",
 		"sveltekit-i18n": "^2.4.2"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/getStars.ts b/src/lib/getStars.ts
index 6d99c7c..e9c0c95 100644
--- a/src/lib/getStars.ts
+++ b/src/lib/getStars.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import { ofetch } from "ofetch";
-
-export default async function getStarsForUser(username: string, auth?: string) {
-  const userResponse = await request(`/users/${username}`, auth);
+export default async function getStarsForUser(username: string) {
+  const userResponse = await request(`/users/${username}`);
   if (!userResponse || !userResponse.public_repos) {
     throw new Error(userResponse ? userResponse.message : 'User not found.');
   }
@@ -11,7 +9,7 @@ export default async function getStarsForUser(username: string, auth?: string) {
   const fetchReposPromises = [];
 
   for (let i = 1; i <= pages; i++) {
-    fetchReposPromises.push(request(`/users/${username}/repos?per_page=100&page=${i}`, auth));
+    fetchReposPromises.push(request(`/users/${username}/repos?per_page=100&page=${i}`));
   }
 
   const reposResponses = await Promise.all(fetchReposPromises);
@@ -20,16 +18,14 @@ export default async function getStarsForUser(username: string, auth?: string) {
   return starSum(repos);
 }
 
-async function request(url, auth) {
-  const headers = {
+async function request(url) {
+  const headers= {
     'User-Agent': 'GitHub StarCounter',
+    // Authorization: `Basic ${Buffer.from(auth).toString('base64')}`
   };
 
-  if (auth) {
-    headers.Authorization = `Basic ${Buffer.from(auth).toString('base64')}`;
-  }
-
-  return  ofetch(`https://api.github.com${url}`, { headers });
+  const response = await fetch(`https://api.github.com${url}`, { headers });
+  return response.json()
 }
 
 async function starSum(repos) {
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/+page.server.ts
index 3a4dbbf..ebf60a1 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
 import type {PageServerLoad} from "./$types";
 import getStars from "$lib/getStars";
 
+let lastRequest = Date.now()
+let starCount: number
+
 export const load: PageServerLoad = async () => {
+  const now = Date.now()
+  const CACHE_LIFE = 1000 * 60 * 5
+
+  if (now - CACHE_LIFE > lastRequest || starCount === undefined) {
+    lastRequest = Date.now()
+    try {
+      starCount = await getStars('anatolykopyl')
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(error)
+    }
+  }
+
   return {
-    starCount: await getStars('anatolykopyl')
+    starCount,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/Hero.svelte b/src/routes/Hero.svelte
index c3810af..a2d6051 100644
--- a/src/routes/Hero.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/Hero.svelte
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ const goTop = () => {
       href="https://github.com/anatolykopyl"
     >
       <Github></Github>
-      <div class="rounded-lg text-sm border border-slate-200 border-opacity-50 px-2 bg-slate-500 bg-opacity-25 absolute bottom-0 w-max translate-y-full mb-1 flex gap-1 items-center">
-        {starCount}
-        <MaterialSymbolsStarRounded class="max-h-4 max-w-4" />
-      </div>
+      {#if starCount}
+        <div class="rounded-lg text-sm border border-slate-200 border-opacity-50 px-2 bg-slate-500 bg-opacity-25 absolute bottom-0 w-max translate-y-full mb-1 flex gap-1 items-center">
+          {starCount}
+          <MaterialSymbolsStarRounded class="max-h-4 max-w-4" />
+        </div>
+      {/if}
     </a>
     <a
       class="hero__social-icon"