diff --git a/node/utils/caching_middleware.js b/node/utils/caching_middleware.js
index f25059b882f..d99023e09d5 100644
--- a/node/utils/caching_middleware.js
+++ b/node/utils/caching_middleware.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ CachingMiddleware.prototype = new function () {
       var modifiedSince = (req.headers['if-modified-since']
           && new Date(req.headers['if-modified-since']));
       var lastModifiedCache = !error && stats.mtime;
-      if (lastModifiedCache) {
+      if (lastModifiedCache && responseCache[cacheKey]) {
         req.headers['if-modified-since'] = lastModifiedCache.toUTCString();
       } else {
         delete req.headers['if-modified-since'];