diff --git a/swh/web/misc/coverage.py b/swh/web/misc/coverage.py
--- a/swh/web/misc/coverage.py
+++ b/swh/web/misc/coverage.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from swh.scheduler.model import SchedulerMetrics
 from swh.web.common import archive
 from swh.web.common.origin_save import get_savable_visit_types
-from swh.web.common.utils import get_deposits_list, reverse
+from swh.web.common.utils import get_deposits_list, is_swh_web_production, reverse
 from swh.web.config import scheduler
 
 _swh_arch_overview_doc = (
@@ -287,6 +287,15 @@
         return 0
 
 
+def _bypass_lru_cache_if_not_production(request, func, *args):
+    if is_swh_web_production(request):
+        # use cached version of function call
+        return func(*args)
+    else:
+        # call uncached wrapped function directly
+        return func.__wrapped__(*args)
+
+
 def _search_url(query: str, visit_type: str) -> str:
     return reverse(
         "browse-search",
@@ -302,7 +311,7 @@
 @xframe_options_exempt
 @never_cache
 def _swh_coverage(request):
-    listers_metrics = _get_listers_metrics()
+    listers_metrics = _bypass_lru_cache_if_not_production(request, _get_listers_metrics)
     for origins in listed_origins["origins"]:
         origins["instances"] = {}
         origins_type = origins["type"]
@@ -310,7 +319,9 @@
         # special processing for nixos/guix origins as there is no
         # scheduler metrics for those
         if origins_type in ("nixos", "guix"):
-            count = _get_nixguix_origins_count(origins["search_pattern"])
+            count = _bypass_lru_cache_if_not_production(
+                request, _get_nixguix_origins_count, origins["search_pattern"]
+            )
             origins["count"] = f"{count:,}" if count else ""
             origins["instances"][origins_type] = {"nixguix": {"count": count}}
 
@@ -371,7 +382,9 @@
                 origins["search_pattern"], visit_type
             )
 
-    deposits_counts = _get_deposits_netloc_counts()
+    deposits_counts = _bypass_lru_cache_if_not_production(
+        request, _get_deposits_netloc_counts
+    )
     for origins in deposited_origins["origins"]:
         if origins["search_pattern"] in deposits_counts:
             origins["count"] = f"{deposits_counts[origins['search_pattern']]:,}"
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/misc/test_coverage.py b/swh/web/tests/misc/test_coverage.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/misc/test_coverage.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/misc/test_coverage.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 from swh.scheduler.model import LastVisitStatus, ListedOrigin, OriginVisitStats
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse
+from swh.web.config import SWH_WEB_SERVER_NAME
 from swh.web.misc.coverage import (
     _get_deposits_netloc_counts,
     _get_listers_metrics,
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
     listed_origins,
 )
 from swh.web.tests.django_asserts import assert_contains
-from swh.web.tests.utils import check_html_get_response
+from swh.web.tests.utils import check_html_get_response, check_http_get_response
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
@@ -50,9 +51,12 @@
     that will be consumed by the archive coverage view, then check
     the HTML page gets rendered without errors.
     """
-    mocker.patch(
-        "swh.web.misc.coverage._get_nixguix_origins_count"
-    ).return_value = 30095
+
+    # mock calls to get nixguix origin counts
+    mock_archive = mocker.patch("swh.web.misc.coverage.archive")
+    mock_archive.lookup_latest_origin_snapshot.return_value = {"id": "some-snapshot"}
+    mock_archive.lookup_snapshot_sizes.return_value = {"release": 30095}
+
     listers = []
     visit_types = ["git", "hg", "svn", "bzr", "svn"]
     for origins in listed_origins["origins"]:
@@ -134,3 +138,8 @@
 
     for visit_type in visit_types:
         assert_contains(resp, f"<td>{visit_type}</td>")
+
+    # check request as in production with lru caches enabled
+    check_http_get_response(
+        client, url, status_code=200, server_name=SWH_WEB_SERVER_NAME
+    )