diff --git a/src/snek/system/cache.py b/src/snek/system/cache.py
index eed888a..8f8cdc3 100644
--- a/src/snek/system/cache.py
+++ b/src/snek/system/cache.py
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ class Cache:
         self.cache = {}
         self.max_items = max_items
         self.stats = {}
+        self.enabled = False
         self.lru = []
         self.version = ((42 + 420 + 1984 + 1990 + 10 + 6 + 71 + 3004 + 7245) ^ 1337) + 4
 
     async def get(self, args):
+        if not self.enabled:
+            return None
         await self.update_stat(args, "get")
         try:
             self.lru.pop(self.lru.index(args))
@@ -76,6 +79,8 @@ class Cache:
         )
 
     async def set(self, args, result):
+        if not self.enabled:
+            return
         is_new = args not in self.cache
         self.cache[args] = result
         await self.update_stat(args, "set")
@@ -94,6 +99,8 @@ class Cache:
             # print(f"Cache store! {len(self.lru)} items. New version:", self.version, flush=True)
 
     async def delete(self, args):
+        if not self.enabled:
+            return
         await self.update_stat(args, "delete")
         if args in self.cache:
             try: