diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/ContactController.ts b/backend/src/controllers/ContactController.ts
index b6b4c91..8d94be9 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/ContactController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/ContactController.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const index = async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<Response> => {
   let { searchParam, pageNumber } = req.query as IndexQuery;
 
   // TEST DEL 
-  if (searchParam && searchParam.trim().length > 0) {
+  if (searchParam && searchParam.trim().length > 0 && process.env.CACHE) {
 
     try {
 
diff --git a/backend/src/helpers/ContactsCache.ts b/backend/src/helpers/ContactsCache.ts
index d6a2838..20eaf89 100644
--- a/backend/src/helpers/ContactsCache.ts
+++ b/backend/src/helpers/ContactsCache.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import { redisConn } from './TicketCache'
 const deleteContactsByIdCache = async (id: string | number) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     const contact_cache: any = await redis.hgetall(`contact:${id}`)
@@ -34,6 +37,9 @@ const deleteContactsByIdCache = async (id: string | number) => {
 const updateContactCache = async (hash: any, json_object: any) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     const pipeline = redis.pipeline()
@@ -53,6 +59,9 @@ const updateContactCache = async (hash: any, json_object: any) => {
 const updateContactCacheById = async (id: string | number, update_fields: object | any) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     const contact_cache: any = await redis.hgetall(`contact:${id}`)
@@ -81,6 +90,9 @@ const updateContactCacheById = async (id: string | number, update_fields: object
 const createOrUpdateContactCache = async (hash: any, contact: any) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     if (contact.name) {
@@ -97,6 +109,9 @@ const createOrUpdateContactCache = async (hash: any, contact: any) => {
 async function searchContactCache(search: string, offset: number, limit: number) {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return null
 
     search = escapeCharCache(search)
@@ -152,6 +167,9 @@ const loadContactsCache = async () => {
     await createContactIndexCache('idx_contact')
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     let contacts = await ListContactsServiceCache()
@@ -177,6 +195,8 @@ const createContactIndexCache = async (hashIndex: string) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
 
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     try {
diff --git a/backend/src/helpers/TicketCache.ts b/backend/src/helpers/TicketCache.ts
index c9f414f..dc4fe80 100644
--- a/backend/src/helpers/TicketCache.ts
+++ b/backend/src/helpers/TicketCache.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import { escapeCharCache } from './ContactsCache'
 
 
 const redisConn = async () => {
+  
+    if(!process.env.CACHE){
+        return null
+    } 
 
     try {
 
@@ -49,7 +53,9 @@ const redisConn = async () => {
 
 const flushCache = async () => {
 
-    const redis: any = await redisConn();
+    const redis: any = await redisConn(); 
+
+    if(!redis) return false
 
     if (redis.status === 'connect') {
 
@@ -64,6 +70,8 @@ const cacheSize = async () => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
 
+    if(!redis) return null
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') {
         return -1
     }
@@ -78,6 +86,8 @@ const loadTicketsCache = async () => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
 
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     await createTicketIndexCache('idx_ticket')
@@ -112,6 +122,8 @@ const createTicketIndexCache = async (hashIndex: string) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
 
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     try {
@@ -138,6 +150,8 @@ const updateTicketCache = async (hash: any, json_object: any) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
 
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     const pipeline = redis.pipeline()
@@ -156,6 +170,9 @@ const updateTicketCache = async (hash: any, json_object: any) => {
 const updateTicketCacheByTicketId = async (ticketId: string | number, update_fields: any) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     const ticket_cache = await redis.hgetall(`ticket:${ticketId}`)
@@ -187,6 +204,9 @@ const updateTicketCacheByTicketId = async (ticketId: string | number, update_fie
 const createOrUpdateTicketCache = async (hash: any, ticket: any) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
@@ -207,6 +227,9 @@ const createOrUpdateTicketCache = async (hash: any, ticket: any) => {
 const deleteTicketsByIdCache = async (ticketId: string | number) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     const ticket_cache = await redis.hgetall(`ticket:${ticketId}`)
@@ -232,6 +255,9 @@ const deleteTicketsByIdCache = async (ticketId: string | number) => {
 const deleteTicketsFieldsCache = async (tickets: any, del_fields: any) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     const pipeline = redis.pipeline()
@@ -261,6 +287,9 @@ const deleteTicketsFieldsCache = async (tickets: any, del_fields: any) => {
 const updateTicketsByContactsCache = async (oldNumber: string, newName: string, newNumber: string) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     const pipeline = redis.pipeline()
@@ -295,6 +324,9 @@ const updateTicketsByContactsCache = async (oldNumber: string, newName: string,
 const deleteTicketsByContactsCache = async (number: string) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     const pipeline = redis.pipeline()
@@ -324,6 +356,9 @@ const deleteTicketsByContactsCache = async (number: string) => {
 const deleteTicketCache = async (hash: any) => {
 
     const redis: any = await redisConn();
+
+    if(!redis) return
+
     if (redis.status !== 'connect') return
 
     await redis.del(hash)
@@ -333,7 +368,9 @@ const deleteTicketCache = async (hash: any) => {
 
 async function searchTicketCache(search: string, offset?: number, limit?: number) {
     
-    const redis:any = await redisConn();    
+    const redis:any = await redisConn();  
+    
+    if(!redis) return
 
     if(redis.status!=='connect') return null 
     
diff --git a/backend/src/server.ts b/backend/src/server.ts
index c157334..f4949f6 100644
--- a/backend/src/server.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ gracefulShutdown(server);
 
   const cacheLength = await cacheSize()
 
+  console.log('cacheSize: ', cacheLength)
+
   if(cacheLength == 0){
     console.log('Loading from cache...')
     await flushCache()  
diff --git a/backend/src/services/TicketServices/ListTicketsService.ts b/backend/src/services/TicketServices/ListTicketsService.ts
index da326ab..8396897 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/TicketServices/ListTicketsService.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/TicketServices/ListTicketsService.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const ListTicketsService = async ({
 
   let whereCondition: Filterable["where"] = { [Op.or]: [{ userId }, { status: "pending" }], queueId: { [Op.or]: [queueIds, null] } };
 
-  if (searchParam && searchParam.trim().length > 0) {
+  if (searchParam && searchParam.trim().length > 0 && process.env.CACHE) {
 
     try {