diff --git a/client/src/components/home/JoinGame.tsx b/client/src/components/home/JoinGame.tsx
index 65ec2b7..dd2ec7a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/home/JoinGame.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/home/JoinGame.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import type { FormEvent } from "react";
 import { useState, useContext } from "react";
 import { SessionContext } from "@/context/session";
-import { findGame } from "@/lib/game";
+import { getGame } from "@/lib/game";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 
 export default function JoinGame() {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default function JoinGame() {
       code = new URL(code).pathname.split("/")[2];
     }
 
-    const game = await findGame(code);
+    const game = await getGame(code);
 
     if (game) {
       router.push(`/game/${game.code}`);
diff --git a/client/src/lib/game.ts b/client/src/lib/game.ts
index 6188416..8ab6df9 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/game.ts
+++ b/client/src/lib/game.ts
@@ -2,24 +2,35 @@ import type { Game } from "@chessu/types";
 import { API_URL } from "@/config";
 
 export const createGame = async (side: string, unlisted: boolean) => {
-    const res = await fetch(`${API_URL}/v1/games`, {
-        method: "POST",
-        credentials: "include",
-        headers: {
-            "Content-Type": "application/json"
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify({ side, unlisted })
-    });
+    try {
+        const res = await fetch(`${API_URL}/v1/games`, {
+            method: "POST",
+            credentials: "include",
+            headers: {
+                "Content-Type": "application/json"
+            },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ side, unlisted }),
+            cache: "no-store"
+        });
 
-    const game: Game | undefined = await res.json();
-    return game;
-};
-
-export const findGame = async (code: string) => {
-    const res = await fetch(`${API_URL}/v1/games/${code}`);
-
-    if (res && res.status === 200) {
-        const game: Game = await res.json();
-        return game;
+        if (res && res.status === 201) {
+            const game: Game = await res.json();
+            return game;
+        }
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+    }
+};
+
+export const getGame = async (code: string) => {
+    try {
+        const res = await fetch(`${API_URL}/v1/games/${code}`, { cache: "no-store" });
+
+        if (res && res.status === 200) {
+            const game: Game = await res.json();
+            return game;
+        }
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
     }
 };