diff --git a/dev/releases/branch.yml b/dev/releases/branch.yml
index 61415ea..f408e30 100644
--- a/dev/releases/branch.yml
+++ b/dev/releases/branch.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 - "[Bugix] Improved signal handling"
-- "[Bugix] Fixed constant re-caching of all-time stats"
-- "[Performance] Disabled caches per default"
+- "[Bugix] Fixed constant re-caching of all-time stats. significantly increasing page load speed"
+- "[Logging] Disabled cache information when cache is not used"
diff --git a/maloja/database/jinjaview.py b/maloja/database/jinjaview.py
index ab19e73..80d1b67 100644
--- a/maloja/database/jinjaview.py
+++ b/maloja/database/jinjaview.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ class JinjaDBConnection:
 		return self
 	def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
 		self.conn.close()
-		log(f"Generated page with {self.hits}/{self.hits+self.misses} local Cache hits",module="debug_performance")
+		if malojaconfig['USE_REQUEST_CACHE']:
+			log(f"Generated page with {self.hits}/{self.hits+self.misses} local Cache hits",module="debug_performance")
 		del self.cache
 	def __getattr__(self,name):
 		originalmethod = getattr(database,name)
diff --git a/maloja/globalconf.py b/maloja/globalconf.py
index 2ab8f09..f150097 100644
--- a/maloja/globalconf.py
+++ b/maloja/globalconf.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ malojaconfig = Configuration(
 			"cache_expire_negative":(tp.Integer(),								"Image Cache Negative Expiration",		5,		"Days until failed image fetches are reattempted"),
 			"db_max_memory":(tp.Integer(min=0,max=100),							"RAM Percentage soft limit",			80,		"RAM Usage in percent at which Maloja should no longer increase its database cache."),
 			"use_request_cache":(tp.Boolean(),									"Use request-local DB Cache",			False),
-			"use_global_cache":(tp.Boolean(),									"Use global DB Cache",					False)
+			"use_global_cache":(tp.Boolean(),									"Use global DB Cache",					True)
 		},
 		"Fluff":{
 			"scrobbles_gold":(tp.Integer(),										"Scrobbles for Gold",			250,				"How many scrobbles a track needs to be considered 'Gold' status"),