diff --git a/api/src/env.ts b/api/src/env.ts
index d1cf1d1520..cdc2b6ad0c 100644
--- a/api/src/env.ts
+++ b/api/src/env.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const defaults: Record<string, any> = {
 
 	CORS_ENABLED: false,
 
-	CACHE_ENABLED: false,
+	CACHE_ENABLED: true,
 	CACHE_STORE: 'memory',
 	CACHE_TTL: '30m',
 	CACHE_NAMESPACE: 'system-cache',