diff --git a/src/db/index.ts b/src/db/index.ts
index 4046303a..4109b2b7 100644
--- a/src/db/index.ts
+++ b/src/db/index.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ const client = createClient({
     authToken: env.DATABASE_AUTH_TOKEN,
 });
 
-export const db = drizzle(client, { schema });
+export const db = drizzle(client, { schema, logger: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' });
diff --git a/src/server/check-user-exists.ts b/src/server/check-user-exists.ts
index b636b22e..2ba4ebe8 100644
--- a/src/server/check-user-exists.ts
+++ b/src/server/check-user-exists.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { db } from '@/db';
 import { memberTable } from '@/db/schema';
 import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { cache } from 'react';
 
-export const checkUserExists = async (clerkUserId: string) => {
+export const checkUserExists = cache(async (clerkUserId: string) => {
     const existingUser = await db
         .select({ count: memberTable.id })
         .from(memberTable)
         .where(eq(memberTable.clerkId, clerkUserId));
     return existingUser.length > 0;
-};
+});
diff --git a/src/server/verify-membership-payment.ts b/src/server/verify-membership-payment.ts
index 013a6b04..947980b8 100644
--- a/src/server/verify-membership-payment.ts
+++ b/src/server/verify-membership-payment.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ import { memberTable } from '@/db/schema';
 import { redisClient } from '@/lib/redis';
 import { squareClient } from '@/lib/square';
 import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { cache } from 'react';
 import { updateMemberExpiryDate } from './update-member-expiry-date';
 
-export const verifyMembershipPayment = async (clerkId: string) => {
+export const verifyMembershipPayment = cache(async (clerkId: string) => {
     // Get user's membership expiry date from the database
     const [member] = await db
         .select({
@@ -47,5 +48,5 @@ export const verifyMembershipPayment = async (clerkId: string) => {
     } catch {
         return { paid: false as const };
     }
-};
+});
 export type MembershipPayment = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof verifyMembershipPayment>>;