diff --git a/feedvault/settings.py b/feedvault/settings.py
index 9f46650..3a7ccca 100644
--- a/feedvault/settings.py
+++ b/feedvault/settings.py
@@ -173,13 +173,19 @@ SITE_ID = 1
 REDIS_PASSWORD: str = os.getenv(key="REDIS_PASSWORD", default="")
 REDIS_HOST: str = os.getenv(key="REDIS_HOST", default="192.168.1.2")
 REDIS_PORT: str = os.getenv(key="REDIS_PORT", default="6379")
-CACHES: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {
-    "default": {
-        "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.redis.RedisCache",
-        "LOCATION": f"redis://:{REDIS_PASSWORD}@{REDIS_HOST}:{REDIS_PORT}/0",
-    },
-}
-
-CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_ALIAS = "default"
-CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_SECONDS = 600  # 10 minutes
-CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_KEY_PREFIX = "feedvault"
+if not DEBUG:
+    CACHES: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {
+        "default": {
+            "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.redis.RedisCache",
+            "LOCATION": f"redis://:{REDIS_PASSWORD}@{REDIS_HOST}:{REDIS_PORT}/0",
+        },
+    }
+    CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_ALIAS = "default"
+    CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_SECONDS = 600  # 10 minutes
+    CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_KEY_PREFIX = "feedvault"
+else:
+    CACHES: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {
+        "default": {
+            "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.dummy.DummyCache",
+        },
+    }