diff --git a/api/server/swagger_server/controllers/paper_details_controller.py b/api/server/swagger_server/controllers/paper_details_controller.py
index 93620fef..02f17cec 100644
--- a/api/server/swagger_server/controllers/paper_details_controller.py
+++ b/api/server/swagger_server/controllers/paper_details_controller.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from math import ceil
+from neoflask.cache import cache
 from neoflask.queries import REFEREED_PREPRINTS_V2
 from neotools import ask_neo
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ def papers_url(reviewed_by=None, query=None, page=None, per_page=None, sort_by=N
     query_params = urlencode(query_params_list)
     return f"{base_url}?{query_params}"
 
-
+@cache.memoize()  # memoize handles function parameters, .cached does not
 def papers_get(reviewed_by=None, query=None, page=None, per_page=None, sort_by=None, sort_order=None):  # noqa: E501
     """Get paginated collections of papers, optionally filtered by reviewing service
 
diff --git a/api/server/swagger_server/controllers/reviewing_services_controller.py b/api/server/swagger_server/controllers/reviewing_services_controller.py
index 44049a05..34e86da4 100644
--- a/api/server/swagger_server/controllers/reviewing_services_controller.py
+++ b/api/server/swagger_server/controllers/reviewing_services_controller.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+from neoflask.cache import cache
 from neoflask.queries import DESCRIBE_REVIEWING_SERVICES_V2
 from neotools import ask_neo
 
-
+@cache.cached()
 def reviewing_services_get():  # noqa: E501
     """Get information about available reviewing services
 
diff --git a/neoflask/__init__.py b/neoflask/__init__.py
index d6c1f2ea..3e4d1260 100644
--- a/neoflask/__init__.py
+++ b/neoflask/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import os
 from connexion import FlaskApp
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
-from neotools.db import Instance
+from .cache import init_cache
 from .config import Config
 from flask_cors import CORS
-from flask_caching import Cache
 from swagger_server import encoder
 
 
@@ -27,22 +26,6 @@
 Config.init_app(app)
 app.config.from_object(Config)
 
-cache = Cache(config={
-    'CACHE_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT': 365 * 24 * 60 * 60,
-    'CACHE_KEY_PREFIX': __name__,
-    'CACHE_TYPE': 'redis',
-    'CACHE_REDIS_HOST': 'redis',
-    'CACHE_REDIS_PORT': '6379',
-    # 'CACHE_THRESHOLD': 1000,
-    # 'CACHE_REDIS_PASSWORD': '',
-    # 'CACHE_REDIS_DB': '',
-    # 'CACHE_ARGS': '',
-    # 'CACHE_OPTIONS': '',
-    # 'CACHE_REDIS_URL': '',
-})
-
-cache.init_app(app)
-with app.app_context():
-    cache.clear()
+init_cache(app)
 
 from . import views
diff --git a/neoflask/cache.py b/neoflask/cache.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b241db2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neoflask/cache.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from flask_caching import Cache
+
+cache = Cache(config={
+    'CACHE_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT': 365 * 24 * 60 * 60,
+    'CACHE_KEY_PREFIX': __name__,
+    'CACHE_TYPE': 'redis',
+    'CACHE_REDIS_HOST': 'redis',
+    'CACHE_REDIS_PORT': '6379',
+})
+
+
+def init_cache(app):
+    cache.init_app(app)
+    with app.app_context():
+        cache.clear()
diff --git a/neoflask/views.py b/neoflask/views.py
index a56bf687..3ac132e1 100644
--- a/neoflask/views.py
+++ b/neoflask/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 from datetime import date, timedelta
 from functools import wraps
-import pdb
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
 from flask import (
     abort,
@@ -26,9 +25,10 @@
     COLLECTION_NAMES, 
     SUBJECT_COLLECTIONS,
 )
+from neoflask.cache import cache
 from neotools import ask_neo
 import re
-from . import app, cache
+from . import app
 
 
 DOI_REGEX = re.compile(r'10.\d{4,9}/[-._;()/:A-Z0-9]+$', flags=re.IGNORECASE)