diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Application/Configuration/Queries/ReadDefaultConfigQuery.cs b/EnvelopeGenerator.Application/Configuration/Queries/ReadDefaultConfigQuery.cs
index 0edf6f56..82f6314f 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.Application/Configuration/Queries/ReadDefaultConfigQuery.cs
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.Application/Configuration/Queries/ReadDefaultConfigQuery.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 using AutoMapper;
 using DigitalData.Core.Abstraction.Application.Repository;
 using DigitalData.Core.Exceptions;
+using EnvelopeGenerator.Application.Common;
 using EnvelopeGenerator.Application.Common.Dto;
 using EnvelopeGenerator.Domain.Entities;
 using MediatR;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Distributed;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory;
 
 namespace EnvelopeGenerator.Application.Configuration.Queries;
 
@@ -28,15 +31,19 @@ public class ReadDefaultConfigQueryHandler : IRequestHandler<ReadDefaultConfigQu
 
     private readonly IMapper _mapper;
 
+    private readonly IMemoryCache _cache;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// 
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="repo"></param>
     /// <param name="mapper"></param>
-    public ReadDefaultConfigQueryHandler(IRepository<Config> repo, IMapper mapper)
+    /// <param name="cache"></param>
+    public ReadDefaultConfigQueryHandler(IRepository<Config> repo, IMapper mapper, IMemoryCache cache)
     {
         _repo = repo;
         _mapper = mapper;
+        _cache = cache;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -48,10 +55,15 @@ public class ReadDefaultConfigQueryHandler : IRequestHandler<ReadDefaultConfigQu
     /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException"></exception>
     public async Task<ConfigDto> Handle(ReadDefaultConfigQuery request, CancellationToken cancel)
     {
-        var config = request.EnforceSingleResult
-            ? await _repo.Query.SingleOrDefaultAsync(cancel)
-            : await _repo.Query.FirstOrDefaultAsync(cancel)
+        var config = await _cache.GetOrCreateAsync(CacheKey.DefaultConfig, entry =>
+        {
+            entry.AbsoluteExpirationRelativeToNow = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(30);
+            return request.EnforceSingleResult
+            ? _repo.Query.SingleOrDefaultAsync(cancel)
+            : _repo.Query.FirstOrDefaultAsync(cancel)
             ?? throw new NotFoundException("Default configuration could not be found. Ensure at least one configuration record exists in the database.");
+        });
+
         return _mapper.Map<ConfigDto>(config);
     }
 }
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