diff --git a/app/templates/agent-list.php b/app/templates/agent-list.php
index 8cb9797..0b6be35 100644
--- a/app/templates/agent-list.php
+++ b/app/templates/agent-list.php
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@
 //    print_r($_SESSION);
 ?>
 <?php if (isset($_SESSION["agent{$agent['id']}_cache"])) { ?>
+                            <button id="agent<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>-status" class="btn btn-primary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom" title="get the agent status" onclick="fetchData('<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['url']) ?>', '/status', '<?= htmlspecialchars($jwt) ?>', true)">get status</button>
                             <button id="agent<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>-fetch" class="btn btn-primary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom" title="get data from the agent" onclick="fetchData('<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['url']) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['agent_endpoint']) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars($jwt) ?>', true)">fetch data</button>
                             <button id="agent<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>-cache" class="btn btn-secondary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom" title="load cache" onclick="loadCache('<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>')">load cache</button>
                             <button id="agent<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>-clear" class="btn btn-danger" data-toggle="tooltip" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom" title="clear cache" onclick="clearCache('<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>')">clear cache</button>
                             <span id="cacheInfo<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>" style="margin: 5px 0;"></span>
 <?php } else { ?>
+                            <button id="agent<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>-status" class="btn btn-primary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom" title="get the agent status" onclick="fetchData('<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['url']) ?>', '/status', '<?= htmlspecialchars($jwt) ?>', true)">get status</button>
                             <button id="agent<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>-fetch" class="btn btn-primary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom" title="get data from the agent" onclick="fetchData('<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['url']) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['agent_endpoint']) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars($jwt) ?>')">fetch data</button>
                             <button style="display: none" disabled id="agent<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>-cache" class="btn btn-secondary" data-toggle="tooltip" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom" title="load cache" onclick="loadCache('<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>')">load cache</button>
                             <button style="display: none" disabled id="agent<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>-clear" class="btn btn-danger" data-toggle="tooltip" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="bottom" title="clear cache" onclick="clearCache('<?= htmlspecialchars($agent['id']) ?>')">clear cache</button>
diff --git a/public_html/static/agents.js b/public_html/static/agents.js
index 27635ab..3e398eb 100644
--- a/public_html/static/agents.js
+++ b/public_html/static/agents.js
@@ -58,24 +58,27 @@ function fetchData(agent_id, url, endpoint, jwtToken, force = false) {
                         // show the result in the html
                         resultElement.innerHTML = JSON.stringify(result, null, 2);
 
-                        // get the cache timestamp from the session
-                        const now = Date.now();
-                        const cacheTimestamp = new Date(now);
+                        // we don't cache the /status
+                        if (endpoint !== '/status') {
+                            // get the cache timestamp from the session
+                            const now = Date.now();
+                            const cacheTimestamp = new Date(now);
 
-                        // display the cache retrieval date and time
-                        const formattedDate = cacheTimestamp.toLocaleDateString();
-                        const formattedTime = cacheTimestamp.toLocaleTimeString();
-                        cacheInfoElement.style.display = '';
-                        cacheInfoElement.innerHTML = `cache refreshed on ${formattedDate} at ${formattedTime}`;
+                            // display the cache retrieval date and time
+                            const formattedDate = cacheTimestamp.toLocaleDateString();
+                            const formattedTime = cacheTimestamp.toLocaleTimeString();
+                            cacheInfoElement.style.display = '';
+                            cacheInfoElement.innerHTML = `cache refreshed on ${formattedDate} at ${formattedTime}`;
 
-                        // show the cache buttons
-                        loadCacheButton.disabled = false;
-                        loadCacheButton.style.display = '';
-                        clearCacheButton.disabled = false;
-                        clearCacheButton.style.display = '';
+                            // show the cache buttons
+                            loadCacheButton.disabled = false;
+                            loadCacheButton.style.display = '';
+                            clearCacheButton.disabled = false;
+                            clearCacheButton.style.display = '';
 
-                        // send the result to PHP to store in session
-                        saveResultToSession(result, agent_id);
+                            // send the result to PHP to store in session
+                            saveResultToSession(result, agent_id);
+                        }
                     }
                 } catch (e) {
                     // Display the error