diff --git a/immich/helm-immich.yaml b/immich/helm-immich.yaml
index e60080f..a9ab83a 100644
--- a/immich/helm-immich.yaml
+++ b/immich/helm-immich.yaml
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ spec:
                       TRANSFORMERS_CACHE: /cache
                       HF_XET_CACHE: /cache/huggingface-xet
                       MPLCONFIGDIR: /cache/matplotlib-config
+                      # The optimized models of v3.3.0: faster, less memory,
+                      # and the same results, so no jobs to run again.
+                      MACHINE_LEARNING_MODEL_REVISION: v2
                       # Trust store without the compromised eMudhra
                       # intermediates; requests would otherwise use certifi.
                       SSL_CERT_FILE: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
@@ -139,11 +142,19 @@ spec:
                 globalMounts:
                   - path: /etc/ssl/certs
                     readOnly: true
+              # The models and their one-off preparation, kept across restarts.
+              # Downloaded again if lost, so no backups: the no-backup group
+              # keeps it out of Longhorn's default one (backup-daily), and
+              # Velero skips that label too (velero/skip-emptydir-policy.yaml).
               cache:
                 enabled: true
-                # Optional: to avoid downloading the ML models every start, use
-                # a persistentVolumeClaim with size, accessMode and storageClass
-                type: emptyDir
+                type: persistentVolumeClaim
+                storageClass: longhorn
+                accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
+                size: 10Gi
+                labels:
+                  recurring-job.longhorn.io/source: enabled
+                  recurring-job-group.longhorn.io/no-backup: enabled
 
   destination:
     server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
diff --git a/velero/skip-emptydir-policy.yaml b/velero/skip-emptydir-policy.yaml
index 74b094b..efcf12d 100644
--- a/velero/skip-emptydir-policy.yaml
+++ b/velero/skip-emptydir-policy.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Volume policy for the backup schedules. emptyDir volumes hold nothing
 # worth keeping, and backing them up fails when the pod is gone before its
 # volume is read, as happens with Velero's own repository maintenance jobs.
+# PVCs in Longhorn's no-backup group (caches, such as immich's ML models)
+# are skipped too.
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -14,3 +16,8 @@ data:
         - emptyDir
       action:
         type: skip
+    - conditions:
+        pvcLabels:
+          recurring-job-group.longhorn.io/no-backup: enabled
+      action:
+        type: skip