diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4fee518c71..bd2a8dcb2f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 - [#1885](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1885) - highlight reserved words in decompiled code
 - [#1896](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1896) - re-query tokens in top nav automplete
 - [#1881](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1881) - fix: store solc versions locally for performance
+- [#1904](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1904) - fix `BLOCK_COUNT_CACHE_TTL` env var type
 - [#1898](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1898) - check if the constructor has arguments before verifying constructor arguments
 
 ### Chore
diff --git a/apps/explorer/config/config.exs b/apps/explorer/config/config.exs
index ace69884ea..f40e10371b 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/config/config.exs
+++ b/apps/explorer/config/config.exs
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ config :spandex_ecto, SpandexEcto.EctoLogger,
   tracer: Explorer.Tracer,
   otp_app: :explorer
 
-config :explorer, Explorer.Chain.BlockCountCache, ttl: System.get_env("BLOCK_COUNT_CACHE_TTL")
+config :explorer, Explorer.Chain.BlockCountCache,
+  ttl: System.get_env("BLOCK_COUNT_CACHE_TTL") && String.to_integer(System.get_env("BLOCK_COUNT_CACHE_TTL"))
 
 # Import environment specific config. This must remain at the bottom
 # of this file so it overrides the configuration defined above.
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/block_count_cache.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/block_count_cache.ex
index 7c900bfedd..84f016dd44 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/block_count_cache.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/block_count_cache.ex
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.BlockCountCache do
   alias Explorer.Chain
 
   @tab :block_count_cache
-  # 1 minutes
-  @cache_period 1_000 * 60
+  # 10 minutes
+  @cache_period 1_000 * 60 * 10
   @key "count"
   @opts_key "opts"