diff --git a/terraform/veda-wfs3/ecs_api.tf b/terraform/veda-wfs3/ecs_api.tf
index a791f6e..1edbdfe 100644
--- a/terraform/veda-wfs3/ecs_api.tf
+++ b/terraform/veda-wfs3/ecs_api.tf
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ module "ecs_cluster" {
       // stupid hack b/c of FastAPI and Starlette bug
       name = "FAST_API_SCHEME"
       value = var.env == "west2-staging" ? "https" : "http"
+    },
+    {
+      name = "TIPG_CATALOG_TTL"
+      value = "300"
     }
   ]
 
diff --git a/veda-wfs3-app/fast_api_main.py b/veda-wfs3-app/fast_api_main.py
index 4fb55b3..3adada4 100644
--- a/veda-wfs3-app/fast_api_main.py
+++ b/veda-wfs3-app/fast_api_main.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 from starlette.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from tipg.db import close_db_connection, connect_to_db, register_collection_catalog
 from tipg.factory import Endpoints as FeaturesEndpoints
-from tipg.settings import PostgresSettings
+from tipg.settings import PostgresSettings, APISettings, DatabaseSettings
+from tipg.middleware import CatalogUpdateMiddleware
 from typing import Callable
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ async def dispatch(self, request, call_next):
     "postgres_port": db_config["port"],
     "postgres_dbname": db_config["dbname"]
 })
+api_settings = APISettings()
+db_settings = DatabaseSettings()
 
 endpoints = FeaturesEndpoints(router=APIRouter(route_class=LoggerRouteHandler))
 app.include_router(endpoints.router, tags=["OGC Features"])
@@ -103,6 +106,19 @@ async def dispatch(self, request, call_next):
     allow_methods=["GET", "POST", "OPTIONS"],
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
+if api_settings.catalog_ttl:
+    app.add_middleware(
+        CatalogUpdateMiddleware,
+        ttl=api_settings.catalog_ttl,
+        schemas=db_settings.schemas,
+        tables=db_settings.tables,
+        exclude_tables=db_settings.exclude_tables,
+        exclude_table_schemas=db_settings.exclude_table_schemas,
+        functions=db_settings.functions,
+        exclude_functions=db_settings.exclude_functions,
+        exclude_function_schemas=db_settings.exclude_function_schemas,
+        spatial=db_settings.only_spatial_tables,
+    )
 
 
 @app.on_event("startup")