diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a2fd1479..24ea8c11 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 - Dev: Improve Livestreamfails tests. (#297, #301)
 - Dev: Improve default resolver tests. (#300)
 - Dev: Resolve imgur.io links. (#365)
+- Dev: Don't use `stampede` for link resolver links. (#394)
 
 ## 1.2.3
 
diff --git a/internal/resolvers/default/initialize.go b/internal/resolvers/default/initialize.go
index 5511dd1f..9d3a7f82 100644
--- a/internal/resolvers/default/initialize.go
+++ b/internal/resolvers/default/initialize.go
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ var defaultTooltip = template.Must(template.New("default_tooltip").Parse(default
 func Initialize(ctx context.Context, cfg config.APIConfig, pool db.Pool, router *chi.Mux, helixClient *helix.Client) {
 	defaultLinkResolver := New(ctx, cfg, pool, helixClient)
 
-	cached := stampede.Handler(512, 10*time.Second)
 	imageCached := stampede.Handler(256, 2*time.Second)
 	generatedValuesCached := stampede.Handler(256, 2*time.Second)
 
-	router.With(cached).Get("/link_resolver/{url}", defaultLinkResolver.HandleRequest)
+	router.Get("/link_resolver/{url}", defaultLinkResolver.HandleRequest)
 	router.With(imageCached).Get("/thumbnail/{url}", defaultLinkResolver.HandleThumbnailRequest)
 	router.With(generatedValuesCached).Get("/generated/{url}", defaultLinkResolver.HandleGeneratedValueRequest)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cache/db.go b/pkg/cache/db.go
index b07d98a5..ab037636 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/db.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/db.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cache
 import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Chatterino/api/internal/db"
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ var (
 	)
 )
 
+type wrappedResponse struct {
+	response *Response
+	err      error
+}
+
 func init() {
 	prometheus.MustRegister(cacheHits)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(cacheMisses)
@@ -49,6 +55,9 @@ type PostgreSQLCache struct {
 	pool db.Pool
 
 	dependentCaches []DependentCache
+
+	requestsMutex sync.Mutex
+	requests      map[string][]chan wrappedResponse
 }
 
 // TODO: Make the "internal error" tooltip an actual tooltip
@@ -187,9 +196,39 @@ func (c *PostgreSQLCache) Get(ctx context.Context, key string, r *http.Request)
 		return cacheResponse, nil
 	}
 
+	// If key is not in cache, sign up as a listener and ensure loader is only called once
 	cacheMisses.Inc()
 	log.Debugw("DB Get cache miss", "cacheKey", cacheKey)
-	return c.load(ctx, key, r)
+	responseChannel := make(chan wrappedResponse)
+
+	c.requestsMutex.Lock()
+
+	c.requests[key] = append(c.requests[key], responseChannel)
+
+	first := len(c.requests[key]) == 1
+
+	c.requestsMutex.Unlock()
+
+	if first {
+		go func() {
+			response, err := c.load(ctx, key, r)
+
+			r := wrappedResponse{
+				response,
+				err,
+			}
+			c.requestsMutex.Lock()
+			for _, ch := range c.requests[key] {
+				ch <- r
+			}
+			delete(c.requests, key)
+			c.requestsMutex.Unlock()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// Wait for loader to complete, then return value from loader
+	response := <-responseChannel
+	return response.response, response.err
 }
 
 func (c *PostgreSQLCache) GetOnly(ctx context.Context, key string) *Response {
@@ -280,6 +319,7 @@ func NewPostgreSQLCache(ctx context.Context, cfg config.APIConfig, pool db.Pool,
 		loader:        loader,
 		cacheDuration: cacheDuration,
 		pool:          pool,
+		requests:      make(map[string][]chan wrappedResponse),
 	}
 }