diff --git a/libi2pd/NetDb.cpp b/libi2pd/NetDb.cpp
index b244b52f..7cae9bca 100644
--- a/libi2pd/NetDb.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/NetDb.cpp
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ namespace data
 		auto dest = m_Requests.CreateRequest (destination, false, direct, requestComplete); // non-exploratory
 		if (!dest)
 		{
-			LogPrint (eLogWarning, "NetDb: Destination ", destination.ToBase64(), " is requested already");
+			LogPrint (eLogWarning, "NetDb: Destination ", destination.ToBase64(), " is requested already or cached");
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ namespace data
 		LogPrint (eLogDebug, "NetDb: DatabaseSearchReply for ", key, " num=", num);
 		IdentHash ident (buf);
 		auto dest = m_Requests.FindRequest (ident);
-		if (dest)
+		if (dest && dest->IsActive ())
 		{
 			if (!dest->IsExploratory () && (num > 0 || dest->GetNumExcludedPeers () < 3)) // before 3-rd attempt might be just bad luck
 				// try to send next requests
diff --git a/libi2pd/NetDbRequests.cpp b/libi2pd/NetDbRequests.cpp
index 0bce4a1f..67b8d1ee 100644
--- a/libi2pd/NetDbRequests.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/NetDbRequests.cpp
@@ -81,22 +81,28 @@ namespace data
 		
 	void RequestedDestination::Success (std::shared_ptr<RouterInfo> r)
 	{
-		m_IsActive = false;
-		if (m_RequestComplete)
-		{
-			m_RequestComplete (r);
-			m_RequestComplete = nullptr;
-		}
+		if (m_IsActive)
+		{	
+			m_IsActive = false;
+			if (m_RequestComplete)
+			{
+				m_RequestComplete (r);
+				m_RequestComplete = nullptr;
+			}
+		}	
 	}
 
 	void RequestedDestination::Fail ()
 	{
-		m_IsActive = false;
-		if (m_RequestComplete)
-		{
-			m_RequestComplete (nullptr);
-			m_RequestComplete = nullptr;
-		}
+		if (m_IsActive)
+		{	
+			m_IsActive = false;
+			if (m_RequestComplete)
+			{
+				m_RequestComplete (nullptr);
+				m_RequestComplete = nullptr;
+			}
+		}	
 	}
 
 	void NetDbRequests::Start ()
@@ -152,7 +158,9 @@ namespace data
 			if (it != m_RequestedDestinations.end ())
 			{
 				request = it->second;
-				m_RequestedDestinations.erase (it);
+				if (request->IsExploratory ())
+					m_RequestedDestinations.erase (it);
+				// otherwise cache for a while
 			}
 		}
 		if (request)
@@ -180,24 +188,37 @@ namespace data
 		for (auto it = m_RequestedDestinations.begin (); it != m_RequestedDestinations.end ();)
 		{
 			auto& dest = it->second;
-			bool done = false;
-			if (!dest->IsExploratory ())
+			if (dest->IsActive () || ts < dest->GetCreationTime () + REQUEST_CACHE_TIME)
 			{	
-				if (ts < dest->GetCreationTime () + MAX_REQUEST_TIME) // request becomes worthless
-				{
-					if (ts > dest->GetLastRequestTime () + MIN_REQUEST_TIME) // try next floodfill if no response after min interval
-						done = !SendNextRequest (dest);
-				}
-				else // delete obsolete request
-					done = true;
+				if (!dest->IsExploratory ())
+				{	
+					// regular request
+					bool done = false;
+					if (ts < dest->GetCreationTime () + MAX_REQUEST_TIME)
+					{
+						if (ts > dest->GetLastRequestTime () + MIN_REQUEST_TIME) // try next floodfill if no response after min interval
+							done = !SendNextRequest (dest);
+					}
+					else // request is expired
+						done = true;
+					if (done)
+						dest->Fail ();
+					it++;
+				}	
+				else
+				{	
+					// exploratory
+					if (ts >= dest->GetCreationTime () + MAX_EXPLORATORY_REQUEST_TIME)
+					{
+						dest->Fail ();
+						it = m_RequestedDestinations.erase (it); // delete expired exploratory request right a way
+					}	
+					else
+						it++;
+				}	
 			}	
-			else if (ts >= dest->GetCreationTime () + MAX_EXPLORATORY_REQUEST_TIME)
-				done = true;
-
-			if (done)
-				it = m_RequestedDestinations.erase (it);
 			else
-				++it;
+				it = m_RequestedDestinations.erase (it);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/libi2pd/NetDbRequests.h b/libi2pd/NetDbRequests.h
index 01cc8153..fb54d0fc 100644
--- a/libi2pd/NetDbRequests.h
+++ b/libi2pd/NetDbRequests.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace data
 	const uint64_t MIN_REQUEST_TIME = 5; // in seconds
 	const uint64_t MAX_REQUEST_TIME = MAX_NUM_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS * (MIN_REQUEST_TIME + MANAGE_REQUESTS_INTERVAL);
 	const uint64_t MAX_EXPLORATORY_REQUEST_TIME = 30; // in seconds
+	const uint64_t REQUEST_CACHE_TIME = MAX_REQUEST_TIME + 40; // in seconds
 	
 	class RequestedDestination
 	{