diff --git a/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala/scalacache/Entry.scala b/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala/scalacache/Entry.scala
index 0ad4315e..f153872b 100644
--- a/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala/scalacache/Entry.scala
+++ b/modules/core/shared/src/main/scala/scalacache/Entry.scala
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package scalacache
 
-import java.time.{Instant}
+import java.time.Instant
 import cats.effect.Clock
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import cats.implicits._
 import language.higherKinds
-import cats.Functor
+import cats.Applicative
 
 /**
   * A cache entry with an optional expiry time
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ case class Entry[F[_], +A](value: A, expiresAt: Option[Instant]) {
   /**
     * Has the entry expired yet?
     */
-  def isExpired(implicit clock: Clock[F], functor: Functor[F]): F[Boolean] =
-    clock.monotonic(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).map(Instant.ofEpochMilli(_)).map(now => expiresAt.exists(_.isBefore(now)))
+  def isExpired(implicit clock: Clock[F], applicative: Applicative[F]): F[Boolean] =
+    expiresAt
+      .traverse { ttl =>
+        clock.monotonic(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).map(Instant.ofEpochMilli(_)).map(ttl.isBefore(_))
+      }
+      .map(_.contains(true))
 }