diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8a7717e..da4e8cc 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -159,17 +159,19 @@ func (c *upgradereq) getAllTorrents() (*timeentry, error) {
 	}
 
 	getOrInitialize := func() ttlcache.Item[*timeentry] {
-		if it, ok := torrentmap.GetItem(set); ok {
-			if c.CacheBypass == 0 {
+		it, ok := torrentmap.GetOrSetItem(set, &timeentry{}, ttlcache.DefaultTTL)
+		if !ok {
+			return torrentmap.SetItem(set, &timeentry{}, ttlcache.DefaultTTL)
+		}
+
+		if c.CacheBypass == 0 {
+			return it
+		} else if c.CacheBypass == 1 {
+			val := it.GetValue()
+			val.m.RLock()
+			defer val.m.RUnlock()
+			if val.e == nil {
 				return it
-			} else if c.CacheBypass == 1 {
-				val := it.GetValue()
-				val.m.RLock()
-				defer val.m.RUnlock()
-
-				if val.e == nil {
-					return it
-				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/ttlcache/internal.go b/pkg/ttlcache/internal.go
index c87b88e..202bea2 100644
--- a/pkg/ttlcache/internal.go
+++ b/pkg/ttlcache/internal.go
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ func (c *Cache[K, V]) set(key K, it Item[V]) Item[V] {
 	return it
 }
 
+func (c *Cache[K, V]) getOrSet(key K, it Item[V]) (Item[V], bool) {
+	if v, ok := c.get(key); ok {
+		return v, ok
+	}
+
+	return c.set(key, it), true
+}
+
 func (c *Cache[K, V]) delete(key K, reason DeallocationReason) {
 	var v Item[V]
 	c.l.Lock()
diff --git a/pkg/ttlcache/ttlcache.go b/pkg/ttlcache/ttlcache.go
index 02e400a..5f65bab 100644
--- a/pkg/ttlcache/ttlcache.go
+++ b/pkg/ttlcache/ttlcache.go
@@ -47,6 +47,28 @@ func (c *Cache[K, V]) GetItem(key K) (Item[V], bool) {
 	return it, ok
 }
 
+func (c *Cache[K, V]) GetOrSet(key K, value V, duration time.Duration) (V, bool) {
+	it, ok := c.GetOrSetItem(key, value, duration)
+	if !ok {
+		return *new(V), ok
+	}
+
+	return it.GetValue(), ok
+}
+
+func (c *Cache[K, V]) GetOrSetItem(key K, value V, duration time.Duration) (Item[V], bool) {
+	if c.o.defaultTTL == NoTTL && duration == DefaultTTL {
+		duration = NoTTL
+	}
+
+	it, ok := c.getOrSet(key, Item[V]{v: value, d: duration})
+	if !ok {
+		return Item[V]{}, ok
+	}
+
+	return it, ok
+}
+
 func (c *Cache[K, V]) Set(key K, value V, duration time.Duration) bool {
 	c.SetItem(key, value, duration)
 	return true