diff --git a/src/batch_edge_query.js b/src/batch_edge_query.js
index 8f859cfc..0ab96480 100644
--- a/src/batch_edge_query.js
+++ b/src/batch_edge_query.js
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ const utils = require('./utils');
 const LogEntry = require('./log_entry');
 
 module.exports = class BatchEdgeQueryHandler {
-  constructor(kg, resolveOutputIDs = true) {
+  constructor(kg, resolveOutputIDs = true, options) {
     this.kg = kg;
     this.subscribers = [];
     this.logs = [];
+    this.caching = options && options.caching;
     this.resolveOutputIDs = resolveOutputIDs;
   }
 
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ module.exports = class BatchEdgeQueryHandler {
   async query(qEdges) {
     const nodeUpdate = new NodesUpdateHandler(qEdges);
     await nodeUpdate.setEquivalentIDs(qEdges);
-    const cacheHandler = new CacheHandler(qEdges);
+    const cacheHandler = new CacheHandler(qEdges, this.caching);
     const { cachedResults, nonCachedEdges } = await cacheHandler.categorizeEdges(qEdges);
     this.logs = [...this.logs, ...cacheHandler.logs];
     let query_res;
diff --git a/src/cache_handler.js b/src/cache_handler.js
index 937ddf15..beceaacf 100644
--- a/src/cache_handler.js
+++ b/src/cache_handler.js
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ const debug = require('debug')('bte:biothings-explorer-trapi:cache_handler');
 const LogEntry = require('./log_entry');
 
 module.exports = class {
-  constructor(qEdges, logs = []) {
+  constructor(qEdges, caching, logs = []) {
     this.qEdges = qEdges;
     this.logs = logs;
-    this.cacheEnabled = !(process.env.REDIS_HOST === undefined) && !(process.env.REDIS_PORT === undefined);
+    this.cacheEnabled = (caching === 'false') ?
+      false : 
+      (!(process.env.REDIS_HOST === undefined) && !(process.env.REDIS_PORT === undefined));
     this.logs.push(
       new LogEntry('DEBUG', null, `REDIS cache is ${this.cacheEnabled === true ? '' : 'not'} enabled.`).getLog(),
     );
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 6d050be0..262dd491 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ exports.TRAPIQueryHandler = class TRAPIQueryHandler {
   _createBatchEdgeQueryHandlers(queryPaths, kg) {
     let handlers = {};
     for (const index in queryPaths) {
-      handlers[index] = new BatchEdgeQueryHandler(kg, this.resolveOutputIDs);
+      handlers[index] = new BatchEdgeQueryHandler(kg, this.resolveOutputIDs, {caching: this.options.caching});
       handlers[index].setEdges(queryPaths[index]);
       handlers[index].subscribe(this.queryResults);
       handlers[index].subscribe(this.bteGraph);