diff --git a/lib/handler/cache-handler.js b/lib/handler/cache-handler.js
index d074cb72dea..00aec0446ca 100644
--- a/lib/handler/cache-handler.js
+++ b/lib/handler/cache-handler.js
@@ -393,9 +393,14 @@ function determineStaleAt (cacheType, now, age, resHeaders, responseDate, cacheC
 
   const maxAge = cacheControlDirectives['max-age']
   if (maxAge !== undefined) {
-    return maxAge > 0 ? maxAge * 1000 : undefined
+    return maxAge >= 0 ? maxAge * 1000 : undefined
   }
 
+  const noCache = cacheControlDirectives['no-cache']
+  if (noCache !== undefined) {
+    return 0
+  }
+  
   if (typeof resHeaders.expires === 'string') {
     // https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9111.html#section-5.3
     const expiresDate = parseHttpDate(resHeaders.expires)