diff --git a/public/src/ajaxify.js b/public/src/ajaxify.js
index fd3c939b12..98845ac07f 100644
--- a/public/src/ajaxify.js
+++ b/public/src/ajaxify.js
@@ -425,12 +425,7 @@ ajaxify.widgets = { render: render };
 		});
 	};
 
-	let template500Function = null;
-
 	ajaxify.loadTemplate = function (template, callback) {
-		if (template === '500' && template500Function) {
-			return callback(template500Function);
-		}
 		$.ajax({
 			url: `${config.asset_base_url}/templates/${template}.js`,
 			dataType: 'text',
@@ -458,9 +453,7 @@ ajaxify.widgets = { render: render };
 		translator.translate(`[[global:reconnecting-message, ${config.siteTitle}]]`);
 		Benchpress.registerLoader(ajaxify.loadTemplate);
 		Benchpress.setGlobal('config', config);
-		ajaxify.loadTemplate('500', function (renderFunction) {
-			template500Function = renderFunction;
-		});
+		Benchpress.render('500', {}); // loads and caches the 500.tpl
 	});
 }());