diff --git a/php/src/Controller/DockerController.php b/php/src/Controller/DockerController.php
index 60cf08e0f9e..cdb8b057db1 100644
--- a/php/src/Controller/DockerController.php
+++ b/php/src/Controller/DockerController.php
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ public function StartContainer(Request $request, Response $response, array $args
         $this->startTopContainer(true);
 
         // Clear apcu cache in order to check if container updates are available
-        apcu_clear_cache();
+        // Temporarily disabled as it leads much faster to docker rate limits
+        // apcu_clear_cache();
 
         return $response->withStatus(201)->withHeader('Location', '/');
     }