diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 35a8d5ab8..4be2eed59 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,3 +44,10 @@ CMakeSettings.json
 # Python wheels stuff
 
 *.egg-info/
+
+
+build-*/
+cmake-build-*/
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.rdb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/cache/build_cache.sh b/examples/cache/build_cache.sh
index 9c75e68f0..00edb612e 100644
--- a/examples/cache/build_cache.sh
+++ b/examples/cache/build_cache.sh
@@ -52,17 +52,19 @@ build_cache() {
 
     make -j32
     make install
-    cd -
+    cd ${BUILD_DIR}/../
 }
 
 start_services() {
     echo "Starting redis server and setting environment variables..."
-    nohup ${SW_DIR}/redis/src/redis-server > ${SW_DIR}redis_server.log 2>&1 &
-    nohup ${SW_DIR}/adios2/bin/remote_server > ${SW_DIR}remote_server.log 2>&1 &
     export DoRemote=1
     export useKVCache=1
     export PYTHONPATH=${SW_DIR}/adios2/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/
     export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${SW_DIR}/adios2/lib:${SW_DIR}/hiredis/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+    nohup ${SW_DIR}/redis/src/redis-server > ${SW_DIR}redis_server.log 2>&1 &
+    nohup ${SW_DIR}/adios2/bin/adios2_remote_server > ${SW_DIR}remote_server.log 2>&1 &
+    sleep 5
+    nohup ${SW_DIR}/redis/src/redis-cli monitor > ${SW_DIR}redis_monitor.log 2>&1 &
     echo "Services started and environment variables set."
 }
 
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ start_services() {
 stop_services() {
     echo "Stopping services..."
     pkill -f redis-server
+    pkill -f redis-cli
     pkill -f remote_server
     unset DoRemote
     unset useKVCache
diff --git a/source/adios2/CMakeLists.txt b/source/adios2/CMakeLists.txt
index 53b2c0541..5fd1ce4bb 100644
--- a/source/adios2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/adios2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -253,6 +253,13 @@ if (ADIOS2_HAVE_KVCACHE)
   target_sources(adios2_core PRIVATE  toolkit/cache/KVCacheCommon.h
     toolkit/cache/KVCacheCommon.tcc)
   target_link_libraries(adios2_core PRIVATE hiredis::hiredis)
+
+  # Ensure the rpath is set correctly
+  # message(STATUS "PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR: ${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}")
+  set_target_properties(adios2_core PROPERTIES
+    BUILD_RPATH "$ORIGIN:${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}/lib"
+    INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN:${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}/lib"
+  )
 endif ()
 
 if(ADIOS2_HAVE_Campaign)