diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/slugs.js b/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/slugs.js
index f423824061..cd381d7815 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/slugs.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/slugs.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = {
     docName: 'slugs',
     generate: {
         headers: {
-            cacheInvalidate: true
+            cacheInvalidate: false
         },
         options: [
             'include',
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/admin/slugs.test.js b/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/admin/slugs.test.js
index c939764bc8..8de1f3b9b0 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/admin/slugs.test.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/admin/slugs.test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('Slug API', function () {
             .expect('Cache-Control', testUtils.cacheRules.private)
             .expect(200);
 
-        should.exist(res.headers['x-cache-invalidate']);
+        should.not.exist(res.headers['x-cache-invalidate']);
         const jsonResponse = res.body;
         should.exist(jsonResponse);
         should.exist(jsonResponse.slugs);