diff --git a/internal/handlers/static_data_handler.go b/internal/handlers/static_data_handler.go
index 89dacf0..513133c 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/static_data_handler.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/static_data_handler.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ func (h *StaticDataHandler) GetStaticData(c *gin.Context) {
 	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	// Check If-None-Match header for conditional request
-	clientETag := c.GetHeader("If-None-Match")
+	// Strip W/ prefix if present (added by reverse proxy, but we store without it)
+	clientETag := strings.TrimPrefix(c.GetHeader("If-None-Match"), "W/")
 
 	// Try to get cached ETag first (fast path for 304 responses)
 	if h.cache != nil && clientETag != "" {