diff --git a/updater/src/index.js b/updater/src/index.js
index 035ad26..0f0bd96 100644
--- a/updater/src/index.js
+++ b/updater/src/index.js
@@ -127,11 +127,12 @@ app.get('/deploys', async () => deployLog)
 
 app.get('/status', async (request) => {
   const single = request.query?.repo
+  const force = request.query?.force === 'true'
   const repos = single ? [single] : Object.keys(deployMap)
   const now = Date.now()
   const results = await Promise.all(repos.map(repo => {
     const cached = statusCache[repo]
-    if (cached && (now - new Date(cached.checkedAt).getTime()) < CACHE_TTL) return cached
+    if (!force && cached && (now - new Date(cached.checkedAt).getTime()) < CACHE_TTL) return cached
     return refreshStatus(repo)
   }))
   return results.filter(Boolean)