diff --git a/cot/src/cache.rs b/cot/src/cache.rs
index b06d88f9..c1f282e7 100644
--- a/cot/src/cache.rs
+++ b/cot/src/cache.rs
@@ -191,8 +191,13 @@ pub type CacheResult<T> = Result<T, CacheError>;
 /// ```
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Cache {
+    inner: Arc<CacheImpl>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct CacheImpl {
     #[debug("..")]
-    store: Arc<dyn BoxCacheStore>,
+    store: Box<dyn BoxCacheStore>,
     prefix: Option<String>,
     expiry: Timeout,
 }
@@ -219,17 +224,19 @@ impl Cache {
     /// );
     /// ```
     pub fn new(store: impl CacheStore, prefix: Option<String>, expiry: Timeout) -> Self {
-        let store: Arc<dyn BoxCacheStore> = Arc::new(store);
+        let store: Box<dyn BoxCacheStore> = Box::new(store);
         Self {
-            store,
-            prefix,
-            expiry,
+            inner: Arc::new(CacheImpl {
+                store,
+                prefix,
+                expiry,
+            }),
         }
     }
 
     fn format_key<K: AsRef<str>>(&self, key: K) -> String {
         let k = key.as_ref();
-        if let Some(pref) = &self.prefix {
+        if let Some(pref) = &self.inner.prefix {
             return format!("{pref}:{k}");
         }
         k.to_string()
@@ -276,6 +283,7 @@ impl Cache {
     {
         let k = self.format_key(key.as_ref());
         let result = self
+            .inner
             .store
             .get(&k)
             .await?
@@ -334,8 +342,9 @@ impl Cache {
         V: Serialize,
     {
         let k = self.format_key(key.into());
-        self.store
-            .insert(k, serde_json::to_value(value)?, self.expiry)
+        self.inner
+            .store
+            .insert(k, serde_json::to_value(value)?, self.inner.expiry)
             .await?;
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -387,7 +396,8 @@ impl Cache {
         V: Serialize,
     {
         let k = self.format_key(key.into());
-        self.store
+        self.inner
+            .store
             .insert(k, serde_json::to_value(value)?, expiry)
             .await?;
         Ok(())
@@ -424,7 +434,7 @@ impl Cache {
     /// ```
     pub async fn remove<K: AsRef<str>>(&self, key: K) -> CacheResult<()> {
         let k = self.format_key(key.as_ref());
-        self.store.remove(&k).await?;
+        self.inner.store.remove(&k).await?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -465,7 +475,7 @@ impl Cache {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     pub async fn clear(&self) -> CacheResult<()> {
-        self.store.clear().await?;
+        self.inner.store.clear().await?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -505,7 +515,7 @@ impl Cache {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     pub async fn approx_size(&self) -> CacheResult<usize> {
-        let result = self.store.approx_size().await?;
+        let result = self.inner.store.approx_size().await?;
         Ok(result)
     }
 
@@ -542,7 +552,7 @@ impl Cache {
     /// ```
     pub async fn contains_key<K: AsRef<str>>(&self, key: K) -> CacheResult<bool> {
         let k = self.format_key(key.as_ref());
-        let result = self.store.contains_key(&k).await?;
+        let result = self.inner.store.contains_key(&k).await?;
         Ok(result)
     }
 
diff --git a/cot/src/project.rs b/cot/src/project.rs
index 50c3675d..de22de50 100644
--- a/cot/src/project.rs
+++ b/cot/src/project.rs
@@ -1334,8 +1334,8 @@ impl Bootstrapper<WithDatabase> {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "cache")]
-    async fn init_cache(config: &CacheConfig) -> cot::Result<Arc<Cache>> {
-        let cache = Cache::from_config(config).await.map(Arc::new)?;
+    async fn init_cache(config: &CacheConfig) -> cot::Result<Cache> {
+        let cache = Cache::from_config(config).await?;
         Ok(cache)
     }
 }
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ impl BootstrapPhase for WithCache {
     type Database = Option<Arc<Database>>;
     type AuthBackend = <WithApps as BootstrapPhase>::AuthBackend;
     #[cfg(feature = "cache")]
-    type Cache = Arc<Cache>;
+    type Cache = Cache;
 }
 
 /// The final phase of bootstrapping a Cot project, the initialized phase.
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ impl ProjectContext<WithApps> {
 
 impl ProjectContext<WithDatabase> {
     #[must_use]
-    fn with_cache(self, #[cfg(feature = "cache")] cache: Arc<Cache>) -> ProjectContext<WithCache> {
+    fn with_cache(self, #[cfg(feature = "cache")] cache: Cache) -> ProjectContext<WithCache> {
         ProjectContext {
             config: self.config,
             apps: self.apps,
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ impl<S: BootstrapPhase<AuthBackend = Arc<dyn AuthBackend>>> ProjectContext<S> {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "cache")]
-impl<S: BootstrapPhase<Cache = Arc<Cache>>> ProjectContext<S> {
+impl<S: BootstrapPhase<Cache = Cache>> ProjectContext<S> {
     /// Returns the cache for the project.
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ impl<S: BootstrapPhase<Cache = Arc<Cache>>> ProjectContext<S> {
     /// ```
     #[must_use]
     #[cfg(feature = "cache")]
-    pub fn cache(&self) -> &Arc<Cache> {
+    pub fn cache(&self) -> &Cache {
         &self.cache
     }
 }
@@ -2521,11 +2521,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[cot::test]
     async fn default_auth_backend() {
-        let cache_memory = Arc::new(Cache::new(
+        let cache_memory = Cache::new(
             cache::store::memory::Memory::new(),
             None,
             Timeout::default(),
-        ));
+        );
 
         let context = ProjectContext::new()
             .with_config(
diff --git a/cot/src/test.rs b/cot/src/test.rs
index ad1bea50..1b935dba 100644
--- a/cot/src/test.rs
+++ b/cot/src/test.rs
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ pub struct TestRequestBuilder {
     json_data: Option<String>,
     static_files: Vec<StaticFile>,
     #[cfg(feature = "cache")]
-    cache: Option<Arc<Cache>>,
+    cache: Option<Cache>,
 }
 
 /// A wrapper over an auth backend that is cloneable.
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ impl TestRequestBuilder {
             #[cfg(feature = "cache")]
             self.cache
                 .clone()
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| Arc::new(Cache::new(Memory::new(), None, Timeout::default()))),
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| Cache::new(Memory::new(), None, Timeout::default())),
         );
         prepare_request(&mut request, Arc::new(context));
 
@@ -1776,17 +1776,14 @@ enum CacheKind {
 #[cfg(feature = "cache")]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct TestCache {
-    cache: Arc<Cache>,
+    cache: Cache,
     kind: CacheKind,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "cache")]
 impl TestCache {
     fn new(cache: Cache, kind: CacheKind) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            cache: Arc::new(cache),
-            kind,
-        }
+        Self { cache, kind }
     }
 
     /// Create a new in-memory test cache.
@@ -1905,7 +1902,7 @@ impl TestCache {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn cache(&self) -> Arc<Cache> {
+    pub fn cache(&self) -> Cache {
         self.cache.clone()
     }