diff --git a/core/requests.go b/core/requests.go
index 67cde11..c6f5c41 100644
--- a/core/requests.go
+++ b/core/requests.go
@@ -60,14 +60,15 @@ var (
 	cacheSeed   uint64
 	cache       *lru.Cache
 
-	// shortTTLPaths lists URI paths that require a shorter TTL for their cached responses.
+	// shortTTLPaths lists API endpoints that require a shorter TTL for their cached responses.
 	shortTTLPaths = []string{
 		"/ajax/discovery/artworks",
 		"/ajax/discovery/novels",
 		"/ajax/illust/new",
 	}
 
-	// excludedCachePaths lists API endpoints that should *never* be cached, regardless of any other factors.
+	// excludedCachePaths lists API endpoints for which responses should *never* be cached,
+	// regardless of any other factors.
 	excludedCachePaths = []string{
 		"/ranking.php",
 	}
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ func manageCaching(rawURL, userToken string, headers http.Header, response *Simp
 		ttl := config.GlobalConfig.CacheTTL
 		parsedURL, err := url.Parse(rawURL)
 		if err != nil {
+			// Handle parsing error by returning the response without caching
 			return CachingResult{
 				Response:  response,
 				FromCache: false,
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ func manageCaching(rawURL, userToken string, headers http.Header, response *Simp
 		}
 		urlPath := path.Clean(parsedURL.Path)
 		for _, shortPath := range shortTTLPaths {
-			if urlPath == shortPath {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(urlPath, shortPath) {
 				ttl = config.GlobalConfig.CacheShortTTL
 				break
 			}