diff --git a/config.template.php b/config.template.php
index 40254c7..02c3c79 100644
--- a/config.template.php
+++ b/config.template.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 class Config {
   public static $base = 'http://example.com';
+  public static $cache = false;
 }
diff --git a/controllers/Parse.php b/controllers/Parse.php
index 2b627d3..58c340b 100644
--- a/controllers/Parse.php
+++ b/controllers/Parse.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Parse {
 
   public function __construct() {
     $this->http = new p3k\HTTP();
-    if(class_exists('Memcache')) {
+    if(Config::$cache && class_exists('Memcache')) {
       $this->mc = new Memcache();
       $this->mc->addServer('127.0.0.1');
     }