diff --git a/config/data.php b/config/data.php
index d4d360c86..30045c1ba 100644
--- a/config/data.php
+++ b/config/data.php
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
      * store should be used.
      */
     'structure_caching' => [
+        'enabled' => true,
         'directories' => [app_path('Data')],
         'cache' => [
             'store' => env('CACHE_DRIVER', 'file'),
diff --git a/docs/installation-setup.md b/docs/installation-setup.md
index 7c03dc9d3..9f2ff9ac5 100644
--- a/docs/installation-setup.md
+++ b/docs/installation-setup.md
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ return [
      * store should be used.
      */
     'structure_caching' => [
+        'enabled' => true,
         'directories' => [app_path('Data')],
         'cache' => [
             'store' => env('CACHE_DRIVER', 'file'),
diff --git a/src/Commands/DataStructuresCacheCommand.php b/src/Commands/DataStructuresCacheCommand.php
index 5d7ba0396..eaf145de3 100644
--- a/src/Commands/DataStructuresCacheCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/DataStructuresCacheCommand.php
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ public function handle(
         DataStructureCache $dataStructureCache,
         DataClassFactory $dataClassFactory,
     ): void {
+        if(config('data.structure_caching.enabled') === false){
+            $this->error('Data structure caching is not enabled');
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         $this->components->info('Caching data structures...');
 
         $dataClasses = DataClassFinder::fromConfig(config('data.structure_caching'))->classes();
diff --git a/src/LaravelDataServiceProvider.php b/src/LaravelDataServiceProvider.php
index 1143b8177..6e4fb16d6 100644
--- a/src/LaravelDataServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/LaravelDataServiceProvider.php
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ public function packageRegistered(): void
 
         $this->app->singleton(
             DataConfig::class,
-            fn () => $this->app->make(DataStructureCache::class)->getConfig() ?? DataConfig::createFromConfig(config('data'))
+            function () {
+                if (! config('data.structure_caching.enabled')) {
+                    return DataConfig::createFromConfig(config('data'));
+                }
+
+                return $this->app->make(DataStructureCache::class)->getConfig() ?? DataConfig::createFromConfig(config('data'));
+            }
         );
 
         $this->app->beforeResolving(BaseData::class, function ($class, $parameters, $app) {
diff --git a/src/Support/Caching/DataStructureCache.php b/src/Support/Caching/DataStructureCache.php
index b94f07495..3d24fcad1 100644
--- a/src/Support/Caching/DataStructureCache.php
+++ b/src/Support/Caching/DataStructureCache.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class DataStructureCache
     public function __construct(
         protected array $cacheConfig,
     ) {
-        $this->store = cache()->store($this->cacheConfig['store'])->getStore();
+        $this->store = cache()->store($this->cacheConfig['store'])?->getStore();
         $this->prefix = $this->cacheConfig['prefix'] ? "{$this->cacheConfig['prefix']}." : '';
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/DataTest.php b/tests/DataTest.php
index 47edb71cb..09a9b0e65 100644
--- a/tests/DataTest.php
+++ b/tests/DataTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Responsable;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\DataCollectionOf;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Concerns\AppendableData;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Concerns\BaseData;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Concerns\ContextableData;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Contracts\ValidateableData as ValidateableDataContract;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Contracts\WrappableData as WrappableDataContract;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Data;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\DataCollection;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Dto;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Resource;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\SimpleData;
diff --git a/tests/Support/Caching/CachedDataConfigTest.php b/tests/Support/Caching/CachedDataConfigTest.php
index 885acb733..0d2e4c94f 100644
--- a/tests/Support/Caching/CachedDataConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/Support/Caching/CachedDataConfigTest.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Mockery\MockInterface;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Support\Caching\CachedDataConfig;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Support\Caching\DataStructureCache;
@@ -66,3 +67,13 @@ function (MockInterface $spy) use ($dataClass) {
         ->toBeInstanceOf(DataClass::class)
         ->name->toBe(SimpleData::class);
 });
+
+it('can disable caching', function (){
+    config()->set('data.structure_caching.enabled', false);
+
+    Cache::expects('get')->once();
+
+    $data = SimpleData::from('Hello world');
+
+    cache()->get('something-just-to-test-the-mock');
+});