diff --git a/agent/src/collectors/service.rs b/agent/src/collectors/service.rs
index 7fc2298..456f686 100644
--- a/agent/src/collectors/service.rs
+++ b/agent/src/collectors/service.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub struct ServiceCollector {
     pub services: Vec<String>,
     pub timeout_ms: u64,
     pub cpu_tracking: std::sync::Arc<tokio::sync::Mutex<std::collections::HashMap<u32, CpuSample>>>,
+    pub description_cache: std::sync::Arc<tokio::sync::Mutex<std::collections::HashMap<String, Vec<String>>>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ impl ServiceCollector {
             services,
             timeout_ms: 10000, // 10 second timeout for service checks
             cpu_tracking: std::sync::Arc::new(tokio::sync::Mutex::new(std::collections::HashMap::new())),
+            description_cache: std::sync::Arc::new(tokio::sync::Mutex::new(std::collections::HashMap::new())),
         }
     }
 
@@ -99,9 +101,9 @@ impl ServiceCollector {
             0.0
         };
         
-        // Get service-specific description (only for running services, and throttled)
+        // Get service-specific description (only for running services)
         let description = if matches!(status, ServiceStatus::Running) {
-            self.get_service_description_throttled(service).await
+            self.get_service_description_with_cache(service).await
         } else {
             None
         };
@@ -507,7 +509,26 @@ impl ServiceCollector {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn get_service_description_throttled(&self, service: &str) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
+    async fn get_service_description_with_cache(&self, service: &str) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
+        // Check if we should update the cache (throttled)
+        let should_update = self.should_update_description(service).await;
+        
+        if should_update {
+            tracing::debug!("Service {} updating description (throttle check passed)", service);
+            if let Some(new_description) = self.get_service_description(service).await {
+                // Update cache
+                let mut cache = self.description_cache.lock().await;
+                cache.insert(service.to_string(), new_description.clone());
+                return Some(new_description);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Always return cached description if available
+        let cache = self.description_cache.lock().await;
+        cache.get(service).cloned()
+    }
+    
+    async fn should_update_description(&self, service: &str) -> bool {
         // Simple time-based throttling - only run expensive descriptions every ~30 seconds
         // Use a hash of the current time to spread out when different services get described
         let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
@@ -525,14 +546,12 @@ impl ServiceCollector {
         
         let should_update = (now + service_offset) % update_interval == 0;
         
-        if should_update {
-            tracing::debug!("Service {} updating description (throttle check passed)", service);
-            self.get_service_description(service).await
-        } else {
+        if !should_update {
             let next_update = update_interval - ((now + service_offset) % update_interval);
             tracing::trace!("Service {} throttled, next update in {} seconds", service, next_update);
-            None // Return None to indicate no new description this cycle
         }
+        
+        should_update
     }
 
     async fn get_service_description(&self, service: &str) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
diff --git a/dashboard/src/app.rs b/dashboard/src/app.rs
index 3ab0f4c..dfe493e 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/app.rs
+++ b/dashboard/src/app.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ struct HostRuntimeState {
     smart: Option<SmartMetrics>,
     services: Option<ServiceMetrics>,
     backup: Option<BackupMetrics>,
-    service_description_cache: HashMap<String, Vec<String>>, // service_name -> last_known_descriptions
 }
 
 /// Top-level application state container.
@@ -262,22 +261,7 @@ impl App {
                     }
                     let mut snapshot = service_metrics.clone();
                     
-                    // Update description cache and fill in missing descriptions
-                    for service in &mut snapshot.services {
-                        // If service has a new description, cache it
-                        if let Some(ref description) = service.description {
-                            if !description.is_empty() {
-                                state.service_description_cache.insert(service.name.clone(), description.clone());
-                            }
-                        }
-                        
-                        // If service has no description but we have a cached one, use it
-                        if service.description.is_none() || service.description.as_ref().map_or(true, |d| d.is_empty()) {
-                            if let Some(cached_description) = state.service_description_cache.get(&service.name) {
-                                service.description = Some(cached_description.clone());
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
+                    // No more need for dashboard-side description caching since agent handles it
                     
                     self.history.record_services(service_metrics);
                     state.services = Some(snapshot);