diff --git a/djangoldp/permissions.py b/djangoldp/permissions.py
index 706d0df7d301f04d0d52cb431bdee7a5cc7ad5e7..682ed35442ccfce727718467736e8be55da79a20 100644
--- a/djangoldp/permissions.py
+++ b/djangoldp/permissions.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class LDPPermissions(DjangoObjectPermissions):
     perms_cache = {
         'time': time.time()
     }
-    with_cache = settings.PERMISSIONS_CACHE
+    with_cache = getattr(settings, 'PERMISSIONS_CACHE', True)
 
     @classmethod
     def invalidate_cache(cls):