diff --git a/api/app/caching.py b/api/app/caching.py
index 19874cb88..ce2518b7b 100644
--- a/api/app/caching.py
+++ b/api/app/caching.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def cache_geojson(
 
     cache_filepath = _get_cached_filepath(
         prefix=prefix,
-        cache_key=cache_key if cache_key else _hash_value(json_string),
+        cache_key=cache_key,
         data=json_string,
         extension="json",
     )