diff --git a/reporter/internal/pdata/generate.go b/reporter/internal/pdata/generate.go
index bde6aa18..5c3cabc8 100644
--- a/reporter/internal/pdata/generate.go
+++ b/reporter/internal/pdata/generate.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/ebpf-profiler/reporter/internal/samples"
 )
 
+const (
+	ExecutableCacheLifetime = 1 * time.Hour
+	FramesCacheLifetime     = 1 * time.Hour
+)
+
 // Generate generates a pdata request out of internal profiles data, to be
 // exported.
 func (p Pdata) Generate(events map[samples.TraceAndMetaKey]*samples.TraceEvents) pprofile.Profiles {
@@ -111,7 +117,8 @@ func (p *Pdata) setProfile(
 					fileIDtoMapping[traceInfo.Files[i]] = idx
 					locationMappingIndex = idx
 
-					ei, exists := p.Executables.GetAndRefresh(traceInfo.Files[i], ...)
+					ei, exists := p.Executables.GetAndRefresh(traceInfo.Files[i],
+						ExecutableCacheLifetime)
 
 					// Next step: Select a proper default value,
 					// if the name of the executable is not known yet.
@@ -150,7 +157,8 @@ func (p *Pdata) setProfile(
 				// Store interpreted frame information as a Line message:
 				line := loc.Line().AppendEmpty()
 
-				fileIDInfoLock, exists := p.Frames.GetAndRefresh(traceInfo.Files[i], ...)
+				fileIDInfoLock, exists := p.Frames.GetAndRefresh(traceInfo.Files[i],
+					FramesCacheLifetime)
 				if !exists {
 					// At this point, we do not have enough information for the frame.
 					// Therefore, we report a dummy entry and use the interpreter as filename.
diff --git a/reporter/otlp_reporter.go b/reporter/otlp_reporter.go
index 00510e13..71d34303 100644
--- a/reporter/otlp_reporter.go
+++ b/reporter/otlp_reporter.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (r *OTLPReporter) ReportCountForTrace(_ libpf.TraceHash, _ uint16, _ *Trace
 // ExecutableKnown returns true if the metadata of the Executable specified by fileID is
 // cached in the reporter.
 func (r *OTLPReporter) ExecutableKnown(fileID libpf.FileID) bool {
-	_, known := r.pdata.Executables.GetAndRefresh(fileID, ...)
+	_, known := r.pdata.Executables.GetAndRefresh(fileID, pdata.ExecutableCacheLifetime)
 	return known
 }
 
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ func (r *OTLPReporter) ExecutableMetadata(args *ExecutableMetadataArgs) {
 // cached in the reporter.
 func (r *OTLPReporter) FrameKnown(frameID libpf.FrameID) bool {
 	known := false
-	if frameMapLock, exists := r.pdata.Frames.GetAndRefresh(frameID.FileID(), ...); exists {
+	if frameMapLock, exists := r.pdata.Frames.GetAndRefresh(frameID.FileID(),
+		pdata.FramesCacheLifetime); exists {
 		frameMap := frameMapLock.RLock()
 		defer frameMapLock.RUnlock(&frameMap)
 		_, known = (*frameMap)[frameID.AddressOrLine()]
@@ -218,7 +219,8 @@ func (r *OTLPReporter) FrameMetadata(args *FrameMetadataArgs) {
 		fileID, args.FunctionName, args.FunctionOffset,
 		args.SourceFile, args.SourceLine)
 
-	if frameMapLock, exists := r.pdata.Frames.Get(fileID); exists {
+	if frameMapLock, exists := r.pdata.Frames.GetAndRefresh(fileID,
+		pdata.FramesCacheLifetime); exists {
 		frameMap := frameMapLock.WLock()
 		defer frameMapLock.WUnlock(&frameMap)