diff --git a/packages/appkit/src/cache/index.ts b/packages/appkit/src/cache/index.ts
index 37bd1659e..b3235a6f9 100644
--- a/packages/appkit/src/cache/index.ts
+++ b/packages/appkit/src/cache/index.ts
@@ -205,18 +205,25 @@ export class CacheManager {
           // check if the value is in the cache
           const cached = await this.storage.get<T>(cacheKey);
           if (cached !== null) {
-            span.setAttribute("cache.hit", true);
-            span.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.OK });
-            this.telemetryMetrics.cacheHitCount.add(1, {
-              "cache.key": cacheKey,
-            });
+            // Storage returns entries unconditionally; expiry check is the
+            // CacheManager's responsibility. If the entry has expired,
+            // delete it and treat as a miss so fn() re-executes.
+            if (Date.now() > cached.expiry) {
+              await this.storage.delete(cacheKey);
+            } else {
+              span.setAttribute("cache.hit", true);
+              span.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.OK });
+              this.telemetryMetrics.cacheHitCount.add(1, {
+                "cache.key": cacheKey,
+              });
 
-            logger.event()?.setExecution({
-              cache_hit: true,
-              cache_key: cacheKey,
-            });
+              logger.event()?.setExecution({
+                cache_hit: true,
+                cache_key: cacheKey,
+              });
 
-            return cached.value as T;
+              return cached.value as T;
+            }
           }
 
           // check if the value is being processed by another request
diff --git a/packages/appkit/src/cache/tests/cache-manager.test.ts b/packages/appkit/src/cache/tests/cache-manager.test.ts
index dcf94f097..3916ef1eb 100644
--- a/packages/appkit/src/cache/tests/cache-manager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/appkit/src/cache/tests/cache-manager.test.ts
@@ -354,6 +354,30 @@ describe("CacheManager", () => {
       expect(result1).toBe("user1-data");
       expect(result2).toBe("user2-data");
     });
+
+    test("should re-execute function when cached entry has expired", async () => {
+      const cache = await CacheManager.getInstance({
+        storage: createMockStorage(),
+      });
+      let calls = 0;
+      const fn = vi.fn().mockImplementation(async () => `result-${++calls}`);
+
+      // First call - populates cache with a 1ms TTL
+      const r1 = await cache.getOrExecute(["key"], fn, "user1", {
+        ttl: 0.001,
+      });
+      expect(r1).toBe("result-1");
+
+      // Wait for expiry
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
+
+      // Second call - cached entry is past its expiry, fn must run again
+      const r2 = await cache.getOrExecute(["key"], fn, "user1", {
+        ttl: 0.001,
+      });
+      expect(r2).toBe("result-2");
+      expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("disabled cache", () => {