diff --git a/framework/components/blockchain/blockchain.go b/framework/components/blockchain/blockchain.go
index bf5444164..6a61cceb0 100644
--- a/framework/components/blockchain/blockchain.go
+++ b/framework/components/blockchain/blockchain.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type Node struct {
 }
 
 func NewBlockchainNetwork(input *Input) (*Output, error) {
-	if input.Out != nil && framework.NoCache() {
+	if input.Out != nil && framework.UseCache() {
 		return input.Out, nil
 	}
 	var out *Output
diff --git a/framework/components/clnode/clnode.go b/framework/components/clnode/clnode.go
index f99f736dd..bf2cbd4b5 100644
--- a/framework/components/clnode/clnode.go
+++ b/framework/components/clnode/clnode.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type NodeOut struct {
 }
 
 func NewNode(in *Input) (*Output, error) {
-	if in.Out != nil && framework.NoCache() {
+	if in.Out != nil && framework.UseCache() {
 		return in.Out, nil
 	}
 	pgOut, err := postgres.NewPostgreSQL(in.DbInput)
diff --git a/framework/components/don/clnode.go b/framework/components/don/clnode.go
index 7c253ccc9..8abbaae97 100644
--- a/framework/components/don/clnode.go
+++ b/framework/components/don/clnode.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Output struct {
 }
 
 func NewBasicDON(in *Input, bcOut *blockchain.Output, fakeUrl string) (*Output, error) {
-	if in.Out != nil && framework.NoCache() {
+	if in.Out != nil && framework.UseCache() {
 		return in.Out, nil
 	}
 	nodeOuts := make([]*clnode.Output, 0)
diff --git a/framework/output.go b/framework/output.go
index 2e0b09bc2..d72334bae 100644
--- a/framework/output.go
+++ b/framework/output.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func NoCache() bool {
+func UseCache() bool {
 	return os.Getenv("CTF_USE_CACHED_OUTPUTS") == "true"
 }
 
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ func getBaseConfigPath() (string, error) {
 }
 
 func Store[T any](cfg *T) error {
+	if UseCache() {
+		return nil
+	}
 	baseConfigPath, err := getBaseConfigPath()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/framework/promtail.go b/framework/promtail.go
index ccc23bb98..de811091c 100644
--- a/framework/promtail.go
+++ b/framework/promtail.go
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ scrape_configs:
 }
 
 func NewLokiStreamer() error {
+	if UseCache() {
+		return nil
+	}
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Minute)
 	defer cancel()