diff --git a/src/core/classes/site.ts b/src/core/classes/site.ts
index 693830b19..3420106dc 100644
--- a/src/core/classes/site.ts
+++ b/src/core/classes/site.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import { CoreLogger } from '@singletons/logger';
 import { Translate } from '@singletons';
 import { CoreIonLoadingElement } from './ion-loading';
 import { CoreLang } from '@services/lang';
-import { CoreSites } from '@services/sites';
+import { CoreSites, CoreSitesReadingStrategy } from '@services/sites';
 import { asyncInstance, AsyncInstance } from '../utils/async-instance';
 import { CoreDatabaseTable } from './database/database-table';
 import { CoreDatabaseCachingStrategy } from './database/database-table-proxy';
@@ -1389,9 +1389,88 @@ export class CoreSite {
     /**
      * Get the public config of this site.
      *
+     * @param options Options.
      * @return Promise resolved with public config. Rejected with an object if error, see CoreWSProvider.callAjax.
      */
-    async getPublicConfig(): Promise<CoreSitePublicConfigResponse> {
+    async getPublicConfig(options: { readingStrategy?: CoreSitesReadingStrategy } = {}): Promise<CoreSitePublicConfigResponse> {
+        if (!this.db) {
+            return this.requestPublicConfig();
+        }
+
+        const method = 'tool_mobile_get_public_config';
+        const cacheId = this.getCacheId(method, {});
+        const cachePreSets: CoreSiteWSPreSets = {
+            getFromCache: true,
+            saveToCache: true,
+            emergencyCache: true,
+            ...CoreSites.getReadingStrategyPreSets(options.readingStrategy),
+        };
+
+        if (this.offlineDisabled) {
+            // Offline is disabled, don't use cache.
+            cachePreSets.getFromCache = false;
+            cachePreSets.saveToCache = false;
+            cachePreSets.emergencyCache = false;
+        }
+
+        // Check for an ongoing identical request if we're not ignoring cache.
+        if (cachePreSets.getFromCache && this.ongoingRequests[cacheId]) {
+            const response = await this.ongoingRequests[cacheId];
+
+            return response;
+        }
+
+        const promise = this.getFromCache<CoreSitePublicConfigResponse>(method, {}, cachePreSets, false).catch(async () => {
+            if (cachePreSets.forceOffline) {
+                // Don't call the WS, just fail.
+                throw new CoreError(
+                    Translate.instant('core.cannotconnect', { $a: CoreSite.MINIMUM_MOODLE_VERSION }),
+                );
+            }
+
+            // Call the WS.
+            try {
+                const config = await this.requestPublicConfig();
+
+                if (cachePreSets.saveToCache) {
+                    this.saveToCache(method, {}, config, cachePreSets);
+                }
+
+                return config;
+            } catch (error) {
+                cachePreSets.omitExpires = true;
+                cachePreSets.getFromCache = true;
+
+                try {
+                    return await this.getFromCache<CoreSitePublicConfigResponse>(method, {}, cachePreSets, true);
+                } catch {
+                    throw error;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        this.ongoingRequests[cacheId] = promise;
+
+        // Clear ongoing request after setting the promise (just in case it's already resolved).
+        try {
+            const response = await promise;
+
+            // We pass back a clone of the original object, this may prevent errors if in the callback the object is modified.
+            return response;
+        } finally {
+            // Make sure we don't clear the promise of a newer request that ignores the cache.
+            if (this.ongoingRequests[cacheId] === promise) {
+                delete this.ongoingRequests[cacheId];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Perform a request to the server to get the public config of this site.
+     *
+     * @return Promise resolved with public config.
+     */
+    protected async requestPublicConfig(): Promise<CoreSitePublicConfigResponse> {
         const preSets: CoreWSAjaxPreSets = {
             siteUrl: this.siteUrl,
         };
diff --git a/src/core/features/login/pages/reconnect/reconnect.ts b/src/core/features/login/pages/reconnect/reconnect.ts
index f40c6fd05..c8a8acf37 100644
--- a/src/core/features/login/pages/reconnect/reconnect.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/login/pages/reconnect/reconnect.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, ViewChild, ElementRef } from '@angular/co
 import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 
 import { CoreApp } from '@services/app';
-import { CoreSites } from '@services/sites';
+import { CoreSites, CoreSitesReadingStrategy } from '@services/sites';
 import { CoreDomUtils } from '@services/utils/dom';
 import { CoreUtils } from '@services/utils/utils';
 import { CoreLoginHelper } from '@features/login/services/login-helper';
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ export class CoreLoginReconnectPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
      * Get some data (like identity providers) from the site config.
      */
     protected async checkSiteConfig(site: CoreSite): Promise<void> {
-        this.siteConfig = await CoreUtils.ignoreErrors(site.getPublicConfig());
+        this.siteConfig = await CoreUtils.ignoreErrors(site.getPublicConfig({
+            readingStrategy: CoreSitesReadingStrategy.PREFER_NETWORK,
+        }));
 
         if (!this.siteConfig) {
             return;
diff --git a/src/core/features/login/services/handlers/cron.ts b/src/core/features/login/services/handlers/cron.ts
index 2add95869..3b6c53838 100644
--- a/src/core/features/login/services/handlers/cron.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/login/services/handlers/cron.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { CoreCronHandler } from '@services/cron';
-import { CoreSites } from '@services/sites';
+import { CoreSites, CoreSitesReadingStrategy } from '@services/sites';
 import { CoreUtils } from '@services/utils/utils';
 import { makeSingleton } from '@singletons';
 
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ export class CoreLoginCronHandlerService implements CoreCronHandler {
         // Do not check twice in the same 10 minutes.
         const site = await CoreSites.getSite(siteId);
 
-        const config = await CoreUtils.ignoreErrors(site.getPublicConfig());
+        const config = await CoreUtils.ignoreErrors(site.getPublicConfig({
+            readingStrategy: CoreSitesReadingStrategy.ONLY_NETWORK,
+        }));
 
         CoreUtils.ignoreErrors(CoreSites.checkApplication(config));
     }
diff --git a/src/core/services/sites.ts b/src/core/services/sites.ts
index 3666de2df..64c5af804 100644
--- a/src/core/services/sites.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/sites.ts
@@ -897,7 +897,9 @@ export class CoreSitesProvider {
      */
     protected async getPublicConfigAndCheckApplication(site: CoreSite): Promise<void> {
         try {
-            const config = await site.getPublicConfig();
+            const config = await site.getPublicConfig({
+                readingStrategy: CoreSitesReadingStrategy.ONLY_NETWORK,
+            });
 
             await this.checkApplication(config);
         } catch {