diff --git a/css/status_config.php b/css/status_config.php
index 866c8d355a..c1c30dd4e0 100644
--- a/css/status_config.php
+++ b/css/status_config.php
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 
 if( $t_referer_page == auth_login_page() ) {
 	# custom status colors not needed.
+	http_caching_headers( false );
 	exit;
 }
 
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@
 	case 'account_update.php':
 		# We don't need custom status colors on login page, and this is
 		# actually causing an error since we're not authenticated yet.
+		http_caching_headers( false );
 		exit;
 }