diff --git a/src/snek/system/cache.py b/src/snek/system/cache.py
index 8f8cdc3..9bbed53 100644
--- a/src/snek/system/cache.py
+++ b/src/snek/system/cache.py
@@ -1,52 +1,93 @@
 import functools
 import json
+import asyncio
+from collections import OrderedDict # Use OrderedDict for O(1) LRU management
 
+# Assuming snek.system.security exists and security.hash is an async function
 from snek.system import security
-
-cache = functools.cache
-
 CACHE_MAX_ITEMS_DEFAULT = 5000
 
 
 class Cache:
     def __init__(self, app, max_items=CACHE_MAX_ITEMS_DEFAULT):
         self.app = app
-        self.cache = {}
+        self.cache = OrderedDict()
         self.max_items = max_items
         self.stats = {}
-        self.enabled = False
-        self.lru = []
+        self.enabled = True
+        self.lru = [] 
+        self._lock = asyncio.Lock()
         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))
-        except:
-            # print("Cache miss!", args, flush=True)
-            return None
-        self.lru.insert(0, args)
-        while len(self.lru) > self.max_items:
-            self.cache.pop(self.lru[-1])
-            self.lru.pop()
-        # print("Cache hit!", args, flush=True)
-        return self.cache[args]
+        async with self._lock:
+            if not self.enabled:
+                return None
+            
+            if args not in self.cache:
+                await self.update_stat(args, "get")
+                return None
+            
+            await self.update_stat(args, "get")
+            
+            value = self.cache.pop(args) 
+            self.cache[args] = value 
+
+            return value
+
+    async def set(self, args, result):
+        
+        async with self._lock:
+            if not self.enabled:
+                return
+            
+            is_new = args not in self.cache
+
+            self.cache[args] = result
+            
+            self.cache.move_to_end(args)
+
+            await self.update_stat(args, "set")
+
+            if len(self.cache) > self.max_items:
+                evicted_key, _ = self.cache.popitem(last=False)
+
+            if is_new:
+                self.version += 1
+
+    async def delete(self, args):
+        async with self._lock:
+            if not self.enabled:
+                return
+            
+            if args in self.cache:
+                await self.update_stat(args, "delete")
+                del self.cache[args]
 
     async def get_stats(self):
-        all_ = []
-        for key in self.lru:
-            all_.append(
-                {
-                    "key": key,
-                    "set": self.stats[key]["set"],
-                    "get": self.stats[key]["get"],
-                    "delete": self.stats[key]["delete"],
-                    "value": str(self.serialize(self.cache[key].record)),
-                }
-            )
-        return all_
+        async with self._lock:
+            all_ = []
+            lru_keys = list(self.cache.keys())
+            lru_keys.reverse() 
+            self.lru = lru_keys 
+            
+            for key in self.lru:
+                if key not in self.stats:
+                    self.stats[key] = {"set": 0, "get": 0, "delete": 0}
+                
+                if key in self.cache:
+                    value_record = self.cache[key].record if hasattr(self.cache.get(key), 'record') else self.cache[key]
+                    all_.append(
+                        {
+                            "key": key,
+                            "set": self.stats[key]["set"],
+                            "get": self.stats[key]["get"],
+                            "delete": self.stats[key]["delete"],
+                            "value": str(self.serialize(value_record)),
+                        }
+                    )
+            return all_
 
     def serialize(self, obj):
         cpy = obj.copy()
@@ -57,18 +98,18 @@ class Cache:
         return cpy
 
     async def update_stat(self, key, action):
-        if key not in self.stats:
-            self.stats[key] = {"set": 0, "get": 0, "delete": 0}
-        self.stats[key][action] = self.stats[key][action] + 1
-
+        async with self._lock:
+            if key not in self.stats:
+                self.stats[key] = {"set": 0, "get": 0, "delete": 0}
+            self.stats[key][action] = self.stats[key][action] + 1
+    
     def json_default(self, value):
-        # if hasattr(value, "to_json"):
-        #    return value.to_json()
         try:
             return json.dumps(value.__dict__, default=str)
         except:
             return str(value)
 
+    # Retained async due to the call to await security.hash()
     async def create_cache_key(self, args, kwargs):
         return await security.hash(
             json.dumps(
@@ -78,37 +119,6 @@ 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")
-        try:
-            self.lru.pop(self.lru.index(args))
-        except (ValueError, IndexError):
-            pass
-        self.lru.insert(0, args)
-
-        while len(self.lru) > self.max_items:
-            self.cache.pop(self.lru[-1])
-            self.lru.pop()
-
-        if is_new:
-            self.version += 1
-            # 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:
-                self.lru.pop(self.lru.index(args))
-            except IndexError:
-                pass
-            del self.cache[args]
-
     def async_cache(self, func):
         @functools.wraps(func)
         async def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -119,21 +129,15 @@ class Cache:
             result = await func(*args, **kwargs)
             await self.set(cache_key, result)
             return result
-
         return wrapper
 
     def async_delete_cache(self, func):
         @functools.wraps(func)
         async def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
             cache_key = await self.create_cache_key(args, kwargs)
-            if cache_key in self.cache:
-                try:
-                    self.lru.pop(self.lru.index(cache_key))
-                except IndexError:
-                    pass
-                del self.cache[cache_key]
+            # Use the fixed self.delete method
+            await self.delete(cache_key) 
             return await func(*args, **kwargs)
-
         return wrapper
 
 
@@ -149,3 +153,4 @@ def async_cache(func):
         return result
 
     return wrapper
+