diff --git a/lib/workers/pr/changelog/index.js b/lib/workers/pr/changelog/index.js
index 61a5d77d11a8327e19c679ad04e06ef9587a965b..4517b9c95aebc74a1b68dfb46e9e7b8968b22cc2 100644
--- a/lib/workers/pr/changelog/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/pr/changelog/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ async function getChangeLogJSON(args) {
   if (!fromVersion || equals(fromVersion, toVersion)) {
     return null;
   }
-
+  const cachedResult = await sourceCache.getChangeLogJSON(args);
+  if (cachedResult) {
+    logger.debug('Returning cached changelog');
+    return cachedResult;
+  }
   let token;
   let endpoint;
   let gheBaseURL;
@@ -42,16 +46,12 @@ async function getChangeLogJSON(args) {
     }
   }
   try {
-    let res = await sourceCache.getChangeLogJSON(args);
-    if (!res) {
-      res = await sourceGithub.getChangeLogJSON({
-        ...args,
-        githubBaseURL,
-      });
-      await sourceCache.setChangeLogJSON(args, res);
-    }
+    const res = await sourceGithub.getChangeLogJSON({
+      ...args,
+      githubBaseURL,
+    });
     const output = await addReleaseNotes(res);
-
+    await sourceCache.setChangeLogJSON(args, output);
     return output;
   } catch (err) /* istanbul ignore next */ {
     logger.error(
diff --git a/test/workers/pr/__snapshots__/changelog.spec.js.snap b/test/workers/pr/__snapshots__/changelog.spec.js.snap
index 67581a19c878f369e10037190059c3d25f425bd6..fd951caaa20866d50401442cf1b663bcfa1321ab 100644
--- a/test/workers/pr/__snapshots__/changelog.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/workers/pr/__snapshots__/changelog.spec.js.snap
@@ -163,14 +163,12 @@ Object {
     Object {
       "changes": Array [],
       "compare": Object {},
-      "releaseNotes": undefined,
       "version": "2.5.2",
     },
     Object {
       "changes": Array [],
       "compare": Object {},
       "date": "2017-12-24T03:20:46.238Z",
-      "releaseNotes": undefined,
       "version": "2.4.2",
     },
     Object {