diff --git a/prediction_market_agent_tooling/config.py b/prediction_market_agent_tooling/config.py
index 9a9efdd6..6330dce3 100644
--- a/prediction_market_agent_tooling/config.py
+++ b/prediction_market_agent_tooling/config.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class APIKeys(BaseSettings):
 
     SQLALCHEMY_DB_URL: t.Optional[SecretStr] = None
 
-    ENABLE_CACHE: bool = True
+    ENABLE_CACHE: bool = False
     CACHE_DIR: str = "./.cache"
 
     @property
diff --git a/prediction_market_agent_tooling/tools/caches/db_cache.py b/prediction_market_agent_tooling/tools/caches/db_cache.py
index 500b686c..4da6ffb8 100644
--- a/prediction_market_agent_tooling/tools/caches/db_cache.py
+++ b/prediction_market_agent_tooling/tools/caches/db_cache.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
             # Use custom json serializer and deserializer, because otherwise, for example `datetime` serialization would fail.
             json_serializer=json_serializer,
             json_deserializer=json_deserializer,
+            pool_size=1,
         )
 
         # Create table if it doesn't exist
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ def wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
         )
 
         # If postgres access was specified, save it.
-        if engine is not None and (cache_none or computed_result is not None):
+        if cache_none or computed_result is not None:
             cache_entry = FunctionCache(
                 function_name=function_name,
                 full_function_name=full_function_name,
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ def wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
                 session.add(cache_entry)
                 session.commit()
 
+        engine.dispose()
         return computed_result
 
     return cast(FunctionT, wrapper)
diff --git a/prediction_market_agent_tooling/tools/relevant_news_analysis/relevant_news_cache.py b/prediction_market_agent_tooling/tools/relevant_news_analysis/relevant_news_cache.py
index d1257ec5..8fc280cc 100644
--- a/prediction_market_agent_tooling/tools/relevant_news_analysis/relevant_news_cache.py
+++ b/prediction_market_agent_tooling/tools/relevant_news_analysis/relevant_news_cache.py
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ class RelevantNewsCacheModel(SQLModel, table=True):
 class RelevantNewsResponseCache:
     def __init__(self, sqlalchemy_db_url: str | None = None):
         self.engine = create_engine(
-            sqlalchemy_db_url
-            if sqlalchemy_db_url
-            else APIKeys().sqlalchemy_db_url.get_secret_value()
+            (
+                sqlalchemy_db_url
+                if sqlalchemy_db_url
+                else APIKeys().sqlalchemy_db_url.get_secret_value()
+            ),
+            pool_size=1,
         )
         self._initialize_db()
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 83197c3a..e608b8c9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "prediction-market-agent-tooling"
-version = "0.56.1"
+version = "0.56.2"
 description = "Tools to benchmark, deploy and monitor prediction market agents."
 authors = ["Gnosis"]
 readme = "README.md"