diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 6f3a66fd..0bd7726f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ jobs:
 
     - run: flake8
     # To local srcs, we must specifically exclude src
-    - run: black --check --exclude "/(\.eggs|\.git|_cache|src)/" ./
+    - run: black --check --exclude "/(\.eggs|\.git|_cache|src|.ve)/" ./
diff --git a/datastore/api/dashboard/api.py b/datastore/api/dashboard/api.py
index cee489be..4823c64d 100644
--- a/datastore/api/dashboard/api.py
+++ b/datastore/api/dashboard/api.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         ret = quality_data.generate_stats(mode, source_file_set)
 
-        cache.set(full_request_uri, ret)
+        # As cache is cleared on a pipeline run, set without a timeout
+        cache.set(full_request_uri, ret, timeout=None)
 
         return JsonResponse(ret, safe=False)
diff --git a/tools/data_run.sh b/tools/data_run.sh
index fce83c8f..a05350f6 100755
--- a/tools/data_run.sh
+++ b/tools/data_run.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ else
   MAX_TOTAL_RUNS_IN_DB=31
   # Based on running this script each day and Keep a few extra for safety
   MAX_PACKAGE_AGE_DAYS=`expr $MAX_TOTAL_RUNS_IN_DB + 2`
+  DASHBOARD_HOST=localhost:8000
   ### End CONFIG ###
   PERFORMANCE_CSV=~/data_run_profile.csv
 fi
@@ -100,6 +101,12 @@ profile_block_stop "REWRITE_QUALITY_DATA"
 
 ./datastore/manage.py set_status --what datastore --status IDLE
 
+##
+## Warm the dashboard endpoints cache for the DQD
+##
+curl -s -o /dev/null "https://$DASHBOARD_HOST/api/dashboard/overview?mode=publishers" || true
+curl -s -o /dev/null "https://$DASHBOARD_HOST/api/dashboard/overview?mode=grants" || true
+
 ##
 ## Clean up before creating the GrantNav data package.
 ##