diff --git a/packages/common/dataCache/DistributedCache/cacheOrGet.ts b/packages/common/dataCache/DistributedCache/cacheOrGet.ts
index 64b9b9c48..fda5cc882 100644
--- a/packages/common/dataCache/DistributedCache/cacheOrGet.ts
+++ b/packages/common/dataCache/DistributedCache/cacheOrGet.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { type CacheTime, type DataCache, getCacheTimeInSeconds } from "../Cache"
 import {
   type CacheOrGetOptions,
   shouldGetFromCache,
@@ -7,14 +8,23 @@ import { generateCacheKey } from "./generateCacheKey"
 import { get } from "./get"
 import { set } from "./set"
 
-import type { CacheTime, DataCache } from "../Cache"
-
 export const cacheOrGet: DataCache["cacheOrGet"] = async <T>(
   key: string | string[],
   callback: (overrideTTL: (cacheTime: CacheTime) => void) => Promise<T>,
   ttl: CacheTime,
   opts?: CacheOrGetOptions
 ) => {
+  let realTTL = ttl
+
+  const overrideTTL = function (cacheTime: CacheTime) {
+    realTTL = cacheTime
+  }
+
+  if (getCacheTimeInSeconds(ttl) <= 0) {
+    cacheLogger.debug(`'Fetching ${key}' with ttl=0. Skipping cache!`)
+    return await callback(overrideTTL)
+  }
+
   const cacheKey = generateCacheKey(key, {
     includeGitHashInKey: opts?.includeGitHashInKey ?? true,
   })
@@ -24,12 +34,6 @@ export const cacheOrGet: DataCache["cacheOrGet"] = async <T>(
     cachedValue = await get<T>(cacheKey)
   }
 
-  let realTTL = ttl
-
-  const overrideTTL = function (cacheTime: CacheTime) {
-    realTTL = cacheTime
-  }
-
   if (!cachedValue) {
     const perf = performance.now()
     const data = await callback(overrideTTL)
diff --git a/packages/common/dataCache/MemoryCache/InMemoryCache/cacheOrGet.ts b/packages/common/dataCache/MemoryCache/InMemoryCache/cacheOrGet.ts
index cfac52029..15e3ad794 100644
--- a/packages/common/dataCache/MemoryCache/InMemoryCache/cacheOrGet.ts
+++ b/packages/common/dataCache/MemoryCache/InMemoryCache/cacheOrGet.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+import {
+  type CacheTime,
+  type DataCache,
+  getCacheTimeInSeconds,
+} from "../../Cache"
 import {
   type CacheOrGetOptions,
   shouldGetFromCache,
@@ -6,8 +11,6 @@ import { cacheLogger } from "../../logger"
 import { get } from "./get"
 import { set } from "./set"
 
-import type { CacheTime, DataCache } from "../../Cache"
-
 export const cacheOrGet: DataCache["cacheOrGet"] = async <T>(
   key: string | string[],
   callback: (overrideTTL?: (cacheTime: CacheTime) => void) => Promise<T>,
@@ -23,6 +26,11 @@ export const cacheOrGet: DataCache["cacheOrGet"] = async <T>(
     realTTL = cacheTime
   }
 
+  if (getCacheTimeInSeconds(ttl) <= 0) {
+    cacheLogger.debug(`'Fetching ${key}' with ttl=0. Skipping cache!`)
+    return await callback(overrideTTL)
+  }
+
   let cached: Awaited<T> | undefined = undefined
   if (shouldGetFromCache(opts)) {
     cached = await get(key)
diff --git a/packages/common/dataCache/MemoryCache/InMemoryCache/set.ts b/packages/common/dataCache/MemoryCache/InMemoryCache/set.ts
index bc02eb17f..247cd693e 100644
--- a/packages/common/dataCache/MemoryCache/InMemoryCache/set.ts
+++ b/packages/common/dataCache/MemoryCache/InMemoryCache/set.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { type CacheTime, getCacheTimeInSeconds } from "../../Cache"
+import { cacheLogger } from "../../logger"
 import { cacheMap } from "./cacheMap"
 
 export async function set<T>(
@@ -6,8 +7,14 @@ export async function set<T>(
   data: T,
   ttl: CacheTime
 ): Promise<void> {
+  const cacheTimeInSeconds = getCacheTimeInSeconds(ttl)
+  if (cacheTimeInSeconds <= 0) {
+    cacheLogger.info(`'Trying to set ${key}' with ttl=0. Skipping cache!`)
+    return
+  }
+
   cacheMap.set(key, {
     data: data,
-    expiresAt: Date.now() + getCacheTimeInSeconds(ttl) * 1000,
+    expiresAt: Date.now() + cacheTimeInSeconds * 1000,
   })
 }