diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/cache/SettingsCacheSyncInMemory.js b/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/cache/SettingsCacheSyncInMemory.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d2a1cfd48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/adapters/cache/SettingsCacheSyncInMemory.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const Memory = require('./Memory');
+
+class SettingsCacheSyncInMemory extends Memory {
+
+}
+
+module.exports = SettingsCacheSyncInMemory;
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/settings/settings-service.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/settings/settings-service.js
index 9e8995510f..a7ab794f8b 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/services/settings/settings-service.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/services/settings/settings-service.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module.exports = {
      * Initialize the cache, used in boot and in testing
      */
     async init() {
-        const cacheStore = adapterManager.getAdapter('cache');
+        const cacheStore = adapterManager.getAdapter('cache:settings');
         const settingsCollection = await models.Settings.populateDefaults();
         SettingsCache.init(events, settingsCollection, this.getCalculatedFields(), cacheStore);
     },
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/shared/config/defaults.json b/ghost/core/core/shared/config/defaults.json
index 7b11e98591..06548f44ff 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/shared/config/defaults.json
+++ b/ghost/core/core/shared/config/defaults.json
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
             "active": "Default"
         },
         "cache": {
-            "active": "Memory"
+            "active": "Memory",
+            "settings": "SettingsCacheSyncInMemory",
+            "SettingsCacheSyncInMemory": {}
         }
     },
     "storage": {