diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 51694e5..c65ff40 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CACHE_OPENAI=true
 CACHE_ROUTES=["/v1/chat/completions","/v1/embeddings"]
 
 # `CACHE_BACKEND`: Options (MEMORY, LMDB, LevelDB)
-CACHE_BACKEND=leveldb
+CACHE_BACKEND=MEMORY
 #CACHE_ROOT_PATH_OR_URL=./FLAXKV_DB
 
 DEFAULT_REQUEST_CACHING_VALUE=false