diff --git a/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/update-checker.ts b/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/update-checker.ts
index b985485ab9..eea68d07bc 100644
--- a/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/update-checker.ts
+++ b/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/update-checker.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-import { EVERY_HOUR } from "@homarr/cron-jobs-core/expressions";
+import { EVERY_DAY } from "@homarr/cron-jobs-core/expressions";
 import { updateCheckerRequestHandler } from "@homarr/request-handler/update-checker";
 
 import { createCronJob } from "../lib";
 
-export const updateCheckerJob = createCronJob("updateChecker", EVERY_HOUR, {
+export const updateCheckerJob = createCronJob("updateChecker", EVERY_DAY, {
   runOnStart: true,
 }).withCallback(async () => {
   const handler = updateCheckerRequestHandler.handler({});
-  await handler.getCachedOrUpdatedDataAsync({
-    forceUpdate: true,
-  });
+  await handler.getCachedOrUpdatedDataAsync({});
 });
diff --git a/packages/request-handler/src/lib/cached-request-handler.ts b/packages/request-handler/src/lib/cached-request-handler.ts
index d9b8dfa904..8fbe589430 100644
--- a/packages/request-handler/src/lib/cached-request-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/request-handler/src/lib/cached-request-handler.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ interface Options<TData, TInput extends Record<string, unknown>> {
     options: Options<TData, TInput>,
   ) => ReturnType<typeof createChannelWithLatestAndEvents<TData>>;
   cacheDuration: Duration;
+  fallbackToStaleOnError?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const createCachedRequestHandler = <TData, TInput extends Record<string, unknown>>(
@@ -26,13 +27,27 @@ export const createCachedRequestHandler = <TData, TInput extends Record<string,
 
       return {
         async getCachedOrUpdatedDataAsync({ forceUpdate = false }) {
+          const channelData = await channel.getAsync();
+
           const requestNewDataAsync = async () => {
-            const data = await options.requestAsync(input);
-            await channel.publishAndUpdateLastStateAsync(data);
-            return {
-              data,
-              timestamp: new Date(),
-            };
+            try {
+              const data = await options.requestAsync(input);
+              await channel.publishAndUpdateLastStateAsync(data);
+              return {
+                data,
+                timestamp: new Date(),
+              };
+            } catch (error) {
+              if (options.fallbackToStaleOnError && channelData) {
+                logger.warn(new ErrorWithMetadata("Cached request handler using stale cache after fetch failure", {
+                  channel: channel.name,
+                  queryKey: options.queryKey,
+                }, { cause: error });
+                return channelData;
+              }
+
+              throw error;
+            }
           };
 
           if (forceUpdate) {
@@ -43,8 +58,6 @@ export const createCachedRequestHandler = <TData, TInput extends Record<string,
             return await requestNewDataAsync();
           }
 
-          const channelData = await channel.getAsync();
-
           const shouldRequestNewData =
             !channelData ||
             dayjs().diff(channelData.timestamp, "milliseconds") > options.cacheDuration.asMilliseconds();
diff --git a/packages/request-handler/src/test/update-checker.spec.ts b/packages/request-handler/src/test/update-checker.spec.ts
index 4c8c1e94b4..f615b64811 100644
--- a/packages/request-handler/src/test/update-checker.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/request-handler/src/test/update-checker.spec.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,24 @@ describe("getAvailableUpdatesAsync", () => {
     // Assert
     expect(result).toEqual([]);
   });
+
+  test("should propagate GitHub API auth errors without blocking callers", async () => {
+    const currentVersion = "v1.2.3";
+    const listReleasesSpy = vi.spyOn(new Octokit().rest.repos, "listReleases");
+    listReleasesSpy.mockRejectedValue(new Error("Bad credentials"));
+
+    await expect(getAvailableUpdatesAsync(currentVersion)).rejects.toThrow("Bad credentials");
+  });
+
+  test("should propagate GitHub API quota exhausted errors without blocking callers", async () => {
+    const currentVersion = "v1.2.3";
+    const listReleasesSpy = vi.spyOn(new Octokit().rest.repos, "listReleases");
+    listReleasesSpy.mockRejectedValue(
+      new Error("Request quota exhausted for request GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases"),
+    );
+
+    await expect(getAvailableUpdatesAsync(currentVersion)).rejects.toThrow("quota exhausted");
+  });
 });
 
 const fakeReleases = (...inputs: [string, boolean][]) => inputs.map(fakeRelease);
diff --git a/packages/request-handler/src/update-checker.ts b/packages/request-handler/src/update-checker.ts
index bd09ce89d4..8709f20c52 100644
--- a/packages/request-handler/src/update-checker.ts
+++ b/packages/request-handler/src/update-checker.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ const logger = createLogger({ module: "updateCheckerRequestHandler" });
 
 export const updateCheckerRequestHandler = createCachedRequestHandler({
   queryKey: "homarr-update-checker",
-  cacheDuration: dayjs.duration(1, "hour"),
+  cacheDuration: dayjs.duration(1, "day"),
+  fallbackToStaleOnError: true,
   async requestAsync(_) {
     return {
       availableUpdates: await getAvailableUpdatesAsync(packageJson.version),
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ export const getAvailableUpdatesAsync = async (currentVersion: string) => {
     request: {
       fetch: fetchWithTrustedCertificatesAsync,
     },
+    throttle: { enabled: false },
   });
 
   const isCurrentPrerelease = isPrereleaseTag(currentVersion);
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ export const getAvailableUpdatesAsync = async (currentVersion: string) => {
   const availableUpdates = semanticReleases
     .filter((release) => isCurrentPrerelease || !release.isPrerelease)
     .filter((release) => compareSemVer(release.tagName, currentVersion) > 0)
-    .sort((releaseA, releaseB) => compareSemVer(releaseB.tagName, releaseA.tagName));
+    .toSorted((releaseA, releaseB) => compareSemVer(releaseB.tagName, releaseA.tagName));
 
   if (availableUpdates.length === 0) {
     logger.debug("No available updates found", { currentVersion });