diff --git a/lib/validate.js b/lib/validate.js
index 71e08300..576687e6 100644
--- a/lib/validate.js
+++ b/lib/validate.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async function subExists (name, { client, models, me, filter }) {
   let sub
   // apollo client
   if (client) {
-    const { data } = await client.query({ query: SUB, variables: { sub: name }, fetchPolicy: 'no-cache' })
+    const { data } = await client.query({ query: SUB, variables: { sub: name } })
     sub = data?.sub
   } else {
     sub = await models.sub.findUnique({ where: { name } })
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ async function subHasPostType (name, type, { client, models }) {
   if (!client && !models) {
     throw new Error('cannot check for territory')
   }
+
   // apollo client
   if (client) {
     const { data } = await client.query({ query: SUB, variables: { name } })