diff --git a/web/components/contract/contract-page.tsx b/web/components/contract/contract-page.tsx
index 0e86ad1d51..7f6f2d8fbd 100644
--- a/web/components/contract/contract-page.tsx
+++ b/web/components/contract/contract-page.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import { SpiceCoin } from 'web/public/custom-components/spiceCoin'
 import { YourTrades } from 'web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug]'
 import { useSweepstakes } from '../sweepstakes-provider'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
+import { precacheAnswers } from 'web/hooks/use-answers'
 
 export function ContractPageContent(props: ContractParams) {
   const {
@@ -190,6 +191,15 @@ export function ContractPageContent(props: ContractParams) {
   )
   useSaveContractVisitsLocally(user === null, props.contract.id)
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if ('answers' in props.contract) {
+      precacheAnswers(props.contract.answers)
+    }
+    if (props.cash?.contract && 'answers' in props.cash.contract) {
+      precacheAnswers(props.cash.contract.answers)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
   const playBetData = useBetData({
     contractId: props.contract.id,
     outcomeType: props.contract.outcomeType,
diff --git a/web/hooks/use-answers.ts b/web/hooks/use-answers.ts
index 29a8586337..ecf67b0918 100644
--- a/web/hooks/use-answers.ts
+++ b/web/hooks/use-answers.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { type Answer } from 'common/answer'
+import { prepopulateCache, useAPIGetter } from './use-api-getter'
 import { useApiSubscription } from './use-api-subscription'
-import { api } from 'web/lib/api/api'
-
-// TODO: use API getter
 
 export function useAnswer(answerId: string | undefined) {
-  const [answer, setAnswer] = useState<Answer>()
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (answerId) {
-      api('answer/:answerId', {
-        answerId,
-      }).then(setAnswer)
-    }
-  }, [answerId])
+  const { data: answer, setData: setAnswer } = useAPIGetter(
+    'answer/:answerId',
+    answerId ? { answerId } : undefined
+  )
 
   return { answer, setAnswer }
 }
@@ -33,3 +26,9 @@ export function useLiveAnswer(answerId: string | undefined) {
 
   return answer
 }
+
+export function precacheAnswers(answers: Answer[]) {
+  for (const answer of answers) {
+    prepopulateCache('answer/:answerId', { answerId: answer.id }, answer)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/hooks/use-api-getter.ts b/web/hooks/use-api-getter.ts
index 4b088cbbc1..0d25db7808 100644
--- a/web/hooks/use-api-getter.ts
+++ b/web/hooks/use-api-getter.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ import { useEvent } from './use-event'
 
 const promiseCache: Record<string, Promise<any> | undefined> = {}
 
+// Prepopulate cache with data, e.g. from static props
+export function prepopulateCache<P extends APIPath>(
+  path: P,
+  props: APIParams<P>,
+  data: APIResponse<P>
+) {
+  const key = `${path}-${JSON.stringify(props)}`
+  promiseCache[key] = Promise.resolve(data)
+}
+
 // react query at home
 export const useAPIGetter = <P extends APIPath>(
   path: P,
@@ -24,7 +34,7 @@ export const useAPIGetter = <P extends APIPath>(
     APIResponse<P> | undefined
   >(undefined, `${overrideKey ?? path}`)
 
-  const key = `${path}-${propsString}-error`
+  const key = `${path}-${propsString}`
   const [error, setError] = usePersistentInMemoryState<APIError | undefined>(
     undefined,
     key