diff --git a/.changeset/metal-hornets-drum.md b/.changeset/metal-hornets-drum.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04a7302f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/metal-hornets-drum.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider': patch
+---
+
+Introduced metadata cache for the `pinniped` provider.
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/api-report.md b/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/api-report.md
index b9b993bd1e..430099713e 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/api-report.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ```ts
 import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { BaseClient } from 'openid-client';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { OAuthAuthenticator } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 import { Strategy } from 'openid-client';
 import { TokenSet } from 'openid-client';
@@ -14,7 +15,15 @@ export const authModulePinnipedProvider: () => BackendFeature;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const pinnipedAuthenticator: OAuthAuthenticator<
-  Promise<{
+  PinnipedStrategyCache,
+  unknown
+>;
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export class PinnipedStrategyCache {
+  constructor(callbackUrl: string, config: Config);
+  // (undocumented)
+  getStrategy(): Promise<{
     providerStrategy: Strategy<
       {
         tokenset: TokenSet;
@@ -22,7 +31,6 @@ export const pinnipedAuthenticator: OAuthAuthenticator<
       BaseClient
     >;
     client: BaseClient;
-  }>,
-  unknown
->;
+  }>;
+}
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/package.json
index 087a90cdbb..5541d008da 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/package.json
@@ -25,14 +25,15 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^",
+    "luxon": "^3.4.3",
     "openid-client": "^5.4.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "workspace:^",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts
index f908c1ea13..2ecd54e80a 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { JWK, SignJWT, exportJWK, generateKeyPair } from 'jose';
 import { rest } from 'msw';
 import express from 'express';
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 
 describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
-  let implementation: any;
+  let authCtx: any;
   let oauthState: OAuthState;
   let idToken: string;
   let publicKey: JWK;
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
 
     mswServer.use(
       rest.get(
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
       }),
     );
 
-    implementation = pinnipedAuthenticator.initialize({
+    authCtx = pinnipedAuthenticator.initialize({
       callbackUrl: 'https://backstage.test/callback',
       config: new ConfigReader({
         federationDomain: 'https://federationDomain.test',
@@ -143,6 +145,17 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     };
   });
 
+  describe('#initialize', () => {
+    it('always returns a PinnipedStrategyCache', async () => {
+      const { providerStrategy, client } = await authCtx.getStrategy();
+
+      expect(providerStrategy).toBeDefined();
+      expect(client.issuer.authorization_endpoint).toMatch(
+        'https://pinniped.test/oauth2/authorize',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('#start', () => {
     let fakeSession: Record<string, any>;
     let startRequest: OAuthAuthenticatorStartInput;
@@ -162,7 +175,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('redirects to authorization endpoint returned from OIDC metadata endpoint', async () => {
       const startResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(
         startRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
       const url = new URL(startResponse.url);
 
@@ -174,7 +187,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('initiates authorization code grant', async () => {
       const startResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(
         startRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
       const { searchParams } = new URL(startResponse.url);
 
@@ -185,7 +198,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
       startRequest.req.query = { audience: 'test-cluster' };
       const startResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(
         startRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
       const { searchParams } = new URL(startResponse.url);
       const stateParam = searchParams.get('state');
@@ -201,7 +214,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('passes client ID from config', async () => {
       const startResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(
         startRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
       const { searchParams } = new URL(startResponse.url);
 
@@ -211,7 +224,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('passes callback URL from config', async () => {
       const startResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(
         startRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
       const { searchParams } = new URL(startResponse.url);
 
@@ -223,7 +236,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('generates PKCE challenge', async () => {
       const startResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(
         startRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
       const { searchParams } = new URL(startResponse.url);
 
@@ -232,14 +245,14 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     });
 
     it('stores PKCE verifier in session', async () => {
-      await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(startRequest, implementation);
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(startRequest, authCtx);
       expect(fakeSession['oidc:pinniped.test'].code_verifier).toBeDefined();
     });
 
     it('requests sufficient scopes for token exchange by default', async () => {
       const startResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(
         startRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
       const { searchParams } = new URL(startResponse.url);
       const scopes = searchParams.get('scope')?.split(' ') ?? [];
@@ -257,7 +270,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('encodes OAuth state in query param', async () => {
       const startResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(
         startRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
       const { searchParams } = new URL(startResponse.url);
       const stateParam = searchParams.get('state');
@@ -276,10 +289,103 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
               url: 'test',
             },
           } as unknown as OAuthAuthenticatorStartInput,
-          implementation,
+          authCtx,
         ),
       ).rejects.toThrow('authentication requires session support');
     });
+
+    it('refreshes oidc metadata after a failed fetch', async () => {
+      mswServer.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://federationDomain.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          (_req, res, _ctx) => res.networkError('Timeout'),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const authCtxCreatedWhileSupervisorUnavailable =
+        pinnipedAuthenticator.initialize({
+          callbackUrl: 'https://backstage.test/callback',
+          config: new ConfigReader({
+            federationDomain: 'https://federationDomain.test',
+            clientId: 'clientId',
+            clientSecret: 'clientSecret',
+          }),
+        });
+
+      mswServer.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://federationDomain.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          (_req, res, ctx) =>
+            res(
+              ctx.status(200),
+              ctx.set('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
+              ctx.json(issuerMetadata),
+            ),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const response = await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(
+        startRequest,
+        authCtxCreatedWhileSupervisorUnavailable,
+      );
+
+      expect(response.url).toMatch('https://pinniped.test/oauth2/authorize');
+    });
+
+    it('caches oidc metadata after a success', async () => {
+      // we start with 1 because the supervisor was called once already when we initialize.
+      let supervisorCalls: number = 1;
+
+      mswServer.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://federationDomain.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          (_req, res, ctx) => {
+            supervisorCalls += 1;
+            return res(
+              ctx.status(200),
+              ctx.set('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
+              ctx.json(issuerMetadata),
+            );
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(startRequest, authCtx);
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(startRequest, authCtx);
+
+      expect(supervisorCalls).toEqual(1);
+    });
+
+    it('refreshes oidc metadata when current one in cache expires', async () => {
+      // we start with 1 because the supervisor was called once already when we initialize.
+      let supervisorCalls: number = 1;
+      const fixedTime = DateTime.local();
+      jest.spyOn(DateTime, 'local').mockImplementation(() => fixedTime);
+
+      mswServer.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://federationDomain.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          (_req, res, ctx) => {
+            supervisorCalls += 1;
+            return res(
+              ctx.status(200),
+              ctx.set('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
+              ctx.json(issuerMetadata),
+            );
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(startRequest, authCtx);
+
+      jest
+        .spyOn(DateTime, 'local')
+        .mockImplementation(() => fixedTime.plus({ seconds: 60000 }));
+
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.start(startRequest, authCtx);
+
+      expect(supervisorCalls).toEqual(2);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#authenticate', () => {
@@ -304,7 +410,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('exchanges authorization code for access token', async () => {
       const handlerResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(
         handlerRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
       const accessToken = handlerResponse.session.accessToken;
 
@@ -314,7 +420,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('exchanges authorization code for refresh token', async () => {
       const handlerResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(
         handlerRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
       const refreshToken = handlerResponse.session.refreshToken;
 
@@ -324,7 +430,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('returns granted scope', async () => {
       const handlerResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(
         handlerRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
       const responseScope = handlerResponse.session.scope;
 
@@ -349,7 +455,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
 
       const handlerResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(
         handlerRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
 
       expect(handlerResponse.session.idToken).toEqual(clusterScopedIdToken);
@@ -413,7 +519,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
       };
 
       await expect(
-        pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(handlerRequest, implementation),
+        pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(handlerRequest, authCtx),
       ).rejects.toThrow(
         `Failed to get cluster specific ID token for "test_cluster": Error: RFC8693 token exchange failed with error: NetworkError: Connection timed out`,
       );
@@ -422,7 +528,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('fails without authorization code', async () => {
       handlerRequest.req.url = 'https://test.com';
       return expect(
-        pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(handlerRequest, implementation),
+        pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(handlerRequest, authCtx),
       ).rejects.toThrow('Unexpected redirect');
     });
 
@@ -440,7 +546,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
               },
             } as unknown as express.Request,
           },
-          implementation,
+          authCtx,
         ),
       ).rejects.toThrow(
         'Authentication rejected, state missing from the response',
@@ -456,10 +562,140 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
               url: 'https://test.com',
             } as unknown as express.Request,
           },
-          implementation,
+          authCtx,
         ),
       ).rejects.toThrow('authentication requires session support');
     });
+
+    it('refreshes oidc metadata after a failed fetch', async () => {
+      mswServer.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://federationDomain.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          (_req, res, _ctx) => res.networkError('Timeout'),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const authCtxCreatedWhileSupervisorUnavailable =
+        pinnipedAuthenticator.initialize({
+          callbackUrl: 'https://backstage.test/callback',
+          config: new ConfigReader({
+            federationDomain: 'https://federationDomain.test',
+            clientId: 'clientId',
+            clientSecret: 'clientSecret',
+          }),
+        });
+
+      mswServer.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://federationDomain.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          (_req, res, ctx) =>
+            res(
+              ctx.status(200),
+              ctx.set('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
+              ctx.json(issuerMetadata),
+            ),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const response = await pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(
+        handlerRequest,
+        authCtxCreatedWhileSupervisorUnavailable,
+      );
+      expect(response.session.accessToken).toEqual('accessToken');
+    });
+
+    it('caches oidc metadata after a success', async () => {
+      let supervisorCalls: number = 1;
+
+      mswServer.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://federationDomain.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          (_req, res, ctx) => {
+            supervisorCalls += 1;
+            return res(
+              ctx.status(200),
+              ctx.set('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
+              ctx.json(issuerMetadata),
+            );
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(handlerRequest, authCtx);
+
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(
+        {
+          req: {
+            method: 'GET',
+            url: `https://test?code=authorization_code&state=${encodeOAuthState(
+              oauthState,
+            )}`,
+            session: {
+              'oidc:pinniped.test': {
+                state: encodeOAuthState(oauthState),
+              },
+            },
+          } as unknown as express.Request,
+        },
+        authCtx,
+      );
+
+      expect(supervisorCalls).toEqual(1);
+    });
+
+    it('refreshes oidc metadata when current one in cache expires', async () => {
+      let supervisorCalls: number = 0;
+      const fixedTime = DateTime.local();
+      jest.spyOn(DateTime, 'local').mockImplementation(() => fixedTime);
+
+      mswServer.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://federationDomain.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          (_req, res, ctx) => {
+            supervisorCalls += 1;
+            return res(
+              ctx.status(200),
+              ctx.set('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
+              ctx.json(issuerMetadata),
+            );
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+
+      authCtx = pinnipedAuthenticator.initialize({
+        callbackUrl: 'https://backstage.test/callback',
+        config: new ConfigReader({
+          federationDomain: 'https://federationDomain.test',
+          clientId: 'clientId',
+          clientSecret: 'clientSecret',
+        }),
+      });
+
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(handlerRequest, authCtx);
+
+      jest
+        .spyOn(DateTime, 'local')
+        .mockImplementation(() => fixedTime.plus({ seconds: 60000 }));
+
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.authenticate(
+        {
+          req: {
+            method: 'GET',
+            url: `https://test?code=authorization_code&state=${encodeOAuthState(
+              oauthState,
+            )}`,
+            session: {
+              'oidc:pinniped.test': {
+                state: encodeOAuthState(oauthState),
+              },
+            },
+          } as unknown as express.Request,
+        },
+        authCtx,
+      );
+
+      expect(supervisorCalls).toEqual(2);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#refresh', () => {
@@ -476,7 +712,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('gets new refresh token', async () => {
       const refreshResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.refresh(
         refreshRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
 
       expect(refreshResponse.session.refreshToken).toBe('refreshToken');
@@ -485,7 +721,7 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('gets access token', async () => {
       const refreshResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.refresh(
         refreshRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
 
       expect(refreshResponse.session.accessToken).toBe('accessToken');
@@ -494,10 +730,100 @@ describe('pinnipedAuthenticator', () => {
     it('gets id token', async () => {
       const refreshResponse = await pinnipedAuthenticator.refresh(
         refreshRequest,
-        implementation,
+        authCtx,
       );
 
       expect(refreshResponse.session.idToken).toBe(idToken);
     });
+
+    it('refreshes oidc metadata after a failed fetch', async () => {
+      mswServer.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://federationDomain.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          (_req, res, _ctx) => res.networkError('Timeout'),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const authCtxCreatedWhileSupervisorUnavailable =
+        pinnipedAuthenticator.initialize({
+          callbackUrl: 'https://backstage.test/callback',
+          config: new ConfigReader({
+            federationDomain: 'https://federationDomain.test',
+            clientId: 'clientId',
+            clientSecret: 'clientSecret',
+          }),
+        });
+
+      mswServer.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://federationDomain.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          (_req, res, ctx) =>
+            res(
+              ctx.status(200),
+              ctx.set('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
+              ctx.json(issuerMetadata),
+            ),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const response = await pinnipedAuthenticator.refresh(
+        refreshRequest,
+        authCtxCreatedWhileSupervisorUnavailable,
+      );
+      expect(response.session.accessToken).toEqual('accessToken');
+    });
+
+    it('caches oidc metadata after a success', async () => {
+      let supervisorCalls: number = 1;
+
+      mswServer.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://federationDomain.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          (_req, res, ctx) => {
+            supervisorCalls += 1;
+            return res(
+              ctx.status(200),
+              ctx.set('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
+              ctx.json(issuerMetadata),
+            );
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.refresh(refreshRequest, authCtx);
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.refresh(refreshRequest, authCtx);
+
+      expect(supervisorCalls).toEqual(1);
+    });
+
+    it('refreshes oidc metadata when current one in cache expires', async () => {
+      let supervisorCalls: number = 1;
+      const fixedTime = DateTime.local();
+      jest.spyOn(DateTime, 'local').mockImplementation(() => fixedTime);
+
+      mswServer.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://federationDomain.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          (_req, res, ctx) => {
+            supervisorCalls += 1;
+            return res(
+              ctx.status(200),
+              ctx.set('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
+              ctx.json(issuerMetadata),
+            );
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.refresh(refreshRequest, authCtx);
+
+      jest
+        .spyOn(DateTime, 'local')
+        .mockImplementation(() => fixedTime.plus({ seconds: 60000 }));
+
+      await pinnipedAuthenticator.refresh(refreshRequest, authCtx);
+
+      expect(supervisorCalls).toEqual(2);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/src/authenticator.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/src/authenticator.ts
index 83c4204ad0..e07eaba759 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/src/authenticator.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/src/authenticator.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { PassportDoneCallback } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 import {
   createOAuthAuthenticator,
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ import {
   Issuer,
   TokenSet,
   Strategy as OidcStrategy,
+  BaseClient,
 } from 'openid-client';
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 
 const rfc8693TokenExchange = async ({
   subject_token,
@@ -53,22 +56,78 @@ const rfc8693TokenExchange = async ({
     });
 };
 
+const OIDC_METADATA_TTL_SECONDS = 3600;
+
 /** @public */
-export const pinnipedAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
-  defaultProfileTransform: async (_r, _c) => ({ profile: {} }),
-  async initialize({ callbackUrl, config }) {
+export class PinnipedStrategyCache {
+  private readonly callbackUrl: string;
+  private readonly config: Config;
+  private strategyPromise: Promise<{
+    providerStrategy: OidcStrategy<{ tokenset: TokenSet }, BaseClient>;
+    client: BaseClient;
+  }>;
+
+  private cachedPromise?: Promise<{
+    providerStrategy: OidcStrategy<{ tokenset: TokenSet }, BaseClient>;
+    client: BaseClient;
+  }>;
+  private cachedPromiseExpiry?: Date;
+
+  constructor(callbackUrl: string, config: Config) {
+    this.callbackUrl = callbackUrl;
+    this.config = config;
+    this.strategyPromise = this.buildStrategy();
+  }
+
+  public async getStrategy(): Promise<{
+    providerStrategy: OidcStrategy<{ tokenset: TokenSet }, BaseClient>;
+    client: BaseClient;
+  }> {
+    if (this.cachedPromise) {
+      if (
+        this.cachedPromiseExpiry &&
+        DateTime.fromJSDate(this.cachedPromiseExpiry) > DateTime.local()
+      ) {
+        return this.cachedPromise;
+      }
+      // cachedPromise has expired, remove promise from cache and regenerate strategy
+      this.strategyPromise = this.buildStrategy();
+      delete this.cachedPromise;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      // if strategy is generated successfully, save it to cache
+      await this.strategyPromise;
+      this.cachedPromise = this.strategyPromise;
+      this.cachedPromiseExpiry = DateTime.utc()
+        .plus({ seconds: OIDC_METADATA_TTL_SECONDS })
+        .toJSDate();
+    } catch (error) {
+      // if we fail to generate a strategy, retry and overwrite strategy
+      this.strategyPromise = this.buildStrategy();
+      delete this.cachedPromise;
+      delete this.cachedPromiseExpiry;
+    }
+
+    return this.strategyPromise;
+  }
+
+  private async buildStrategy(): Promise<{
+    providerStrategy: OidcStrategy<{ tokenset: TokenSet }, BaseClient>;
+    client: BaseClient;
+  }> {
     const issuer = await Issuer.discover(
-      `${config.getString(
+      `${this.config.getString(
         'federationDomain',
       )}/.well-known/openid-configuration`,
     );
     const client = new issuer.Client({
-      access_type: 'offline', // this option must be passed to provider to receive a refresh token
-      client_id: config.getString('clientId'),
-      client_secret: config.getString('clientSecret'),
-      redirect_uris: [callbackUrl],
+      access_type: 'offline',
+      client_id: this.config.getString('clientId'),
+      client_secret: this.config.getString('clientSecret'),
+      redirect_uris: [this.callbackUrl],
       response_types: ['code'],
-      scope: config.getOptionalString('scope') || '',
+      scope: this.config.getOptionalString('scope') || '',
       id_token_signed_response_alg: 'ES256',
     });
     const providerStrategy = new OidcStrategy(
@@ -88,12 +147,18 @@ export const pinnipedAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
         done(undefined, { tokenset }, {});
       },
     );
-
     return { providerStrategy, client };
-  },
+  }
+}
 
-  async start(input, ctx) {
-    const { providerStrategy } = await ctx;
+/** @public */
+export const pinnipedAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
+  defaultProfileTransform: async (_r, _c) => ({ profile: {} }),
+  initialize({ callbackUrl, config }) {
+    return new PinnipedStrategyCache(callbackUrl, config);
+  },
+  async start(input, ctx): Promise<{ url: string; status?: number }> {
+    const { providerStrategy } = await ctx.getStrategy();
     const stringifiedAudience = input.req.query?.audience as string;
     const decodedState = decodeOAuthState(input.state);
     const state = { ...decodedState, audience: stringifiedAudience };
@@ -117,7 +182,7 @@ export const pinnipedAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
   },
 
   async authenticate(input, ctx) {
-    const { providerStrategy } = await ctx;
+    const { providerStrategy } = await ctx.getStrategy();
     const { req } = input;
     const { searchParams } = new URL(req.url, 'https://pinniped.com');
     const stateParam = searchParams.get('state');
@@ -132,7 +197,7 @@ export const pinnipedAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
           ? rfc8693TokenExchange({
               subject_token: user.tokenset.access_token,
               target_audience: audience,
-              ctx,
+              ctx: ctx.getStrategy(),
             }).catch(err =>
               reject(
                 new Error(
@@ -172,7 +237,7 @@ export const pinnipedAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
   },
 
   async refresh(input, ctx) {
-    const { client } = await ctx;
+    const { client } = await ctx.getStrategy();
     const tokenset = await client.refresh(input.refreshToken);
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/src/index.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/src/index.ts
index 9a2ca6727e..df4cd58603 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-pinniped-provider/src/index.ts
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
  * @packageDocumentation
  */
 
-export { pinnipedAuthenticator } from './authenticator';
+export { pinnipedAuthenticator, PinnipedStrategyCache } from './authenticator';
 export { authModulePinnipedProvider } from './module';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cad6b0ee67..2211706957 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5037,6 +5037,7 @@ __metadata:
     express-promise-router: ^4.1.1
     express-session: ^1.17.3
     jose: ^4.14.6
+    luxon: ^3.4.3
     msw: ^1.3.0
     openid-client: ^5.4.3
     passport: ^0.6.0