diff --git a/parameters.rkt b/parameters.rkt
index c355ec0..ce04423 100644
--- a/parameters.rkt
+++ b/parameters.rkt
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 ;; Turns on caching of compiled programs, so that repeated compilations
 ;; will reuse existing work.
 (: current-with-cache? (Parameterof Boolean))
-(define current-with-cache? (make-parameter #t))
+(define current-with-cache? (make-parameter #f))
 
 
 ;; Turns on ie legacy support; includes excanvas and other helper libraries
diff --git a/whalesong-cmd.rkt b/whalesong-cmd.rkt
index 9177b3a..b1aeb0b 100644
--- a/whalesong-cmd.rkt
+++ b/whalesong-cmd.rkt
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
             [("--without-ie")
              ("Disable IE legacy support")
              (current-with-legacy-ie-support? #f)]
+            [("--with-cache")
+             ("Turn on the internal compilation cache")
+             (current-with-cache? #t)]
             [("--without-cache")
              ("Turn off the internal compilation cache")
              (current-with-cache? #f)]
@@ -124,6 +127,9 @@
                   [("--without-ie")
                    ("Disable IE legacy support")
                    (current-with-legacy-ie-support? #f)]
+                  [("--with-cache")
+                   ("Turn on the internal compilation cache")
+                   (current-with-cache? #t)]
                   [("--without-cache")
                    ("Turn off the internal compilation cache")
                    (current-with-cache? #f)]
@@ -153,6 +159,9 @@
                      [("--without-ie")
                       ("Disable IE legacy support")
                       (current-with-legacy-ie-support? #f)]
+                     [("--with-cache")
+                      ("Turn on the internal compilation cache")
+                      (current-with-cache? #t)]
                      [("--without-cache")
                       ("Turn off the internal compilation cache")
                       (current-with-cache? #f)]