diff --git a/app/models/ci/runner.rb b/app/models/ci/runner.rb
index fb766cb3793..9749e019d3c 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/runner.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/runner.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Ci
 
     RUNNER_QUEUE_EXPIRY_TIME = 60.minutes
     ONLINE_CONTACT_TIMEOUT = 1.hour
-    UPDATE_DB_RUNNER_INFO_EVERY = 1.hour
+    UPDATE_DB_RUNNER_INFO_EVERY = 40.minutes
     AVAILABLE_SCOPES = %w[specific shared active paused online].freeze
     FORM_EDITABLE = %i[description tag_list active run_untagged locked access_level].freeze
 
@@ -68,12 +68,20 @@ module Ci
       ONLINE_CONTACT_TIMEOUT.ago
     end
 
-    def cached_contacted_at
-      if runner_info_cache(:contacted_at)
-        Time.zone.parse(runner_info_cache(:contacted_at))
-      else
-        self.contacted_at
-      end
+    def contacted_at
+      cached_attribute(:contacted_at) || read_attribute(:contacted_at)
+    end
+
+    def version
+      cached_attribute(:version) || read_attribute(:version)
+    end
+
+    def revision
+      cached_attribute(:revision) || read_attribute(:revision)
+    end
+
+    def architecture
+      cached_attribute(:architecture) || read_attribute(:architecture)
     end
 
     def set_default_values
@@ -97,7 +105,7 @@ module Ci
     end
 
     def online?
-      contacted_at && cached_contacted_at > self.class.contact_time_deadline
+      contacted_at && contacted_at > self.class.contact_time_deadline
     end
 
     def status
@@ -161,16 +169,16 @@ module Ci
       ensure_runner_queue_value == value if value.present?
     end
 
-    def update_runner_info(params)
-      update_runner_info_cache(params)
+    def update_cached_info(values)
+      values = values.slice(:version, :revision, :platform, :architecture)
+      values[:contacted_at] = Time.now
 
-      # Use a 1h threshold to prevent beating DB updates.
-      return unless self.contacted_at.nil? ||
-          (Time.now - self.contacted_at) >= UPDATE_DB_RUNNER_INFO_EVERY
+      cache_attributes(values)
 
-      self.contacted_at = Time.now
-      self.assign_attributes(params)
-      self.save if self.changed?
+      if persist_cached_data?
+        self.assign_attributes(values)
+        self.save
+      end
     end
 
     private
@@ -185,24 +193,33 @@ module Ci
       "runner:build_queue:#{self.token}"
     end
 
-    def runner_info_redis_cache_key
-      "runner:info:#{self.id}"
+    def cache_attribute_key(key)
+      "runner:info:#{self.id}:#{key}"
     end
 
-    def update_runner_info_cache(params)
-      Gitlab::Redis::SharedState.with do |redis|
-        redis.set("#{runner_info_redis_cache_key}:contacted_at", Time.now)
+    def persist_cached_data?
+      # Use a random threshold to prevent beating DB updates.
+      # It generates a distribution between [40m, 80m].
 
-        params && params.each do |key, value|
-          redis_key = "#{runner_info_redis_cache_key}:#{key}"
-          redis.set(redis_key, value)
-        end
+      contacted_at_max_age = UPDATE_DB_RUNNER_INFO_EVERY + Random.rand(UPDATE_DB_RUNNER_INFO_EVERY)
+
+      real_contacted_at = read_attribute(:contacted_at)
+      real_contacted_at.nil? ||
+        (Time.now - real_contacted_at) >= contacted_at_max_age
+    end
+
+    def cached_attribute(key)
+      @cached_attributes = {}
+      @cached_attributes[key] ||= Gitlab::Redis::SharedState.with do |redis|
+        redis.get(cache_attribute_key(key))
       end
     end
 
-    def runner_info_cache(attribute)
+    def cache_attributes(values)
       Gitlab::Redis::SharedState.with do |redis|
-        redis.get("#{runner_info_redis_cache_key}:#{attribute}")
+        values.each do |key, value|
+          redis.set(cache_attribute_key(key), value, ex: 24.hours)
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers/runner.rb b/lib/api/helpers/runner.rb
index 8f45cae0e60..87ba40e26e1 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers/runner.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers/runner.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module API
       def authenticate_runner!
         forbidden! unless current_runner
 
-        current_runner.update_runner_info(get_runner_version_from_params)
+        current_runner.update_cached_info(get_runner_version_from_params)
       end
 
       def current_runner
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/runner_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/runner_spec.rb
index ab931e5d43c..19a4e640090 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/runner_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/runner_spec.rb
@@ -146,9 +146,10 @@ describe Ci::Runner do
     end
 
     def stub_redis_runner_contacted_at(value)
-      redis = double
-      allow(Gitlab::Redis::SharedState).to receive(:with).and_yield(redis)
-      allow(redis).to receive(:get).with("#{runner.send(:runner_info_redis_cache_key)}:contacted_at").and_return(value)
+      Gitlab::Redis::SharedState.with do |redis|
+        cache_key = runner.send(:cache_attribute_key, :contacted_at)
+        allow(redis).to receive(:get).with(cache_key).and_return(value)
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -393,10 +394,10 @@ describe Ci::Runner do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#update_runner_info' do
+  describe '#update_cached_info' do
     let(:runner) { create(:ci_runner) }
 
-    subject { runner.update_runner_info(name: 'testing_runner') }
+    subject { runner.update_cached_info(architecture: '18-bit') }
 
     context 'when database was updated recently' do
       before do
@@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ describe Ci::Runner do
       end
 
       it 'updates cache' do
-        expect_redis_update(:contacted_at, :name)
+        expect_redis_update(:architecture, :contacted_at)
 
         subject
       end
@@ -416,26 +417,25 @@ describe Ci::Runner do
       end
 
       it 'updates database' do
-        expect_redis_update(:contacted_at, :name)
+        expect_redis_update(:architecture, :contacted_at)
 
-        expect { subject }.to change { runner.reload.contacted_at }
-          .and change { runner.reload.name }
+        expect { subject }.to change { runner.reload.read_attribute(:contacted_at) }
+          .and change { runner.reload.read_attribute(:architecture) }
       end
 
       it 'updates cache' do
-        expect_redis_update(:contacted_at, :name)
+        expect_redis_update(:architecture, :contacted_at)
 
         subject
       end
     end
 
     def expect_redis_update(*params)
-      redis = double
-      expect(Gitlab::Redis::SharedState).to receive(:with).and_yield(redis)
-
-      params.each do |param|
-        redis_key = "#{runner.send(:runner_info_redis_cache_key)}:#{param}"
-        expect(redis).to receive(:set).with(redis_key, anything)
+      Gitlab::Redis::SharedState.with do |redis|
+        params.each do |param|
+          redis_key = runner.send(:cache_attribute_key, param)
+          expect(redis).to receive(:set).with(redis_key, anything, any_args)
+        end
       end
     end
   end