diff --git a/src/classes/site.ts b/src/classes/site.ts
index 26290190f..52a919a24 100644
--- a/src/classes/site.ts
+++ b/src/classes/site.ts
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ export class CoreSite {
             });
         }
 
-        let promise = this.getFromCache(method, data, preSets, false, originalData).catch(() => {
+        const promise = this.getFromCache(method, data, preSets, false, originalData).catch(() => {
             // Do not pass those options to the core WS factory.
             return this.wsProvider.call(method, data, wsPreSets).then((response) => {
                 if (preSets.saveToCache) {
@@ -690,14 +690,12 @@ export class CoreSite {
         this.ongoingRequests[cacheId] = promise;
 
         // Clear ongoing request after setting the promise (just in case it's already resolved).
-        promise = promise.finally(() => {
+        return promise.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];
             }
-        });
-
-        return promise.then((response) => {
+        }).then((response) => {
             // We pass back a clone of the original object, this may prevent errors if in the callback the object is modified.
             return this.utils.clone(response);
         });