diff --git a/src/lib/async.ts b/src/lib/async.ts
index 33788de94..5e0523777 100644
--- a/src/lib/async.ts
+++ b/src/lib/async.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export async function race<I, R>(
         const done = () => {
             resolved = true;
             if (timeoutId) {
-                clearTimeout(timeoutId!);
+                clearTimeout(timeoutId);
             }
             if (blockTimeoutId) {
                 clearTimeout(blockTimeoutId);
diff --git a/src/lib/cache/cache.ts b/src/lib/cache/cache.ts
index fd8a53eaa..c385a4f3d 100644
--- a/src/lib/cache/cache.ts
+++ b/src/lib/cache/cache.ts
@@ -177,12 +177,16 @@ export function cache<Args extends any[], Result>(
             // If the resolution came from a fetch (fromBackend is undefined), we don't need to update caches as it was
             // done in the revalidate function above.
             if (fromBackend?.replication === 'global') {
-                await waitUntil(
+                // Write and await to the memory cache, so future requests are guaranteed to hit it.
+                await memoryCache.set(key, savedEntry);
+            
+                // Write to other local caches, but don't await (debugging hanging pages)
+                waitUntil(
                     Promise.all(
                         cacheBackends
                             .filter(
                                 (backend) =>
-                                    backend.name !== backendName && backend.replication === 'local',
+                                    backend.name !== backendName && backend.name !== memoryCache.name && backend.replication === 'local',
                             )
                             .map((backend) => backend.set(key, savedEntry)),
                     ),