diff --git a/app-config.yaml b/app-config.yaml
index 913a72dbab..881e97aa5f 100644
--- a/app-config.yaml
+++ b/app-config.yaml
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ techdocs:
     # pullImage: true # or false to disable automatic pulling of image (e.g. if custom docker login is required)
   publisher:
     type: 'local' # Alternatives - 'googleGcs' or 'awsS3' or 'azureBlobStorage' or 'openStackSwift'. Read documentation for using alternatives.
-
+  cache:
+    ttl: 60000 # 1 minute cache for demonstration purposes. You may wish to set this higher in production.
 sentry:
   organization: my-company
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts
index eb1e0502db..c32bbccbb0 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export default async function createPlugin({
   config,
   discovery,
   reader,
+  cache,
 }: PluginEnvironment): Promise<Router> {
   // Preparers are responsible for fetching source files for documentation.
   const preparers = await Preparers.fromConfig(config, {
@@ -64,5 +65,6 @@ export default async function createPlugin({
     logger,
     config,
     discovery,
+    cache,
   });
 }