diff --git a/api/ma1sd-extender/main.py b/api/ma1sd-extender/main.py
index b86b9eb..1106ec5 100644
--- a/api/ma1sd-extender/main.py
+++ b/api/ma1sd-extender/main.py
@@ -76,16 +76,5 @@ async def userDirectory(request: Request, cache: InMemoryCacheBackend = Depends(
     - display_name: str - Display name of each gathered user
     - user_id : str - Matrix ID of each gathered user
     """
-    try:
-        body = await request.json()
-        searchTerm = body["search_term"]
-        inCache = await cache.get(searchTerm)
-        if not inCache:
-            response = await search.findUsers(request)
-            await cache.set(searchTerm, response.body)
-            await cache.expire(searchTerm, 86400)
-            return response
-        else:
-            return JSONResponse(status_code=200, content=loads(inCache))
-    except:
-        return JSONResponse(status_code=400, content={'errcode': 'M_UNKNOWN', 'error': 'search_term` is required field', 'success': False})
+    response = await search.findUsers(request, cache)
+    return response
diff --git a/api/ma1sd-extender/search.py b/api/ma1sd-extender/search.py
index e2e66a0..a9faf81 100644
--- a/api/ma1sd-extender/search.py
+++ b/api/ma1sd-extender/search.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-from fastapi import Request, Header
+from fastapi import Request, Header, Depends
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+from fastapi_cache.backends.memory import InMemoryCacheBackend
 from os import getenv
 from requests import get, post
 from json import loads
@@ -7,7 +8,8 @@
 import asyncio
 
 
-async def findUsers(request: Request):
+
+async def findUsers(request: Request, cache: InMemoryCacheBackend):
     # Declare constants
     MA1SD_EXTENDER_USERNAME, MA1SD_EXTENDER_PASSWORD, MA1SD_EXTENDER_FEDERATED_DOMAINS, MA1SD_EXTENDER_MATRIX_DOMAIN = getenv("MA1SD_EXTENDER_USERNAME", ""), getenv("MA1SD_EXTENDER_PASSWORD", ""), loads(getenv("MA1SD_EXTENDER_FEDERATED_DOMAINS", "[]").replace('\'', '"')), getenv("MA1SD_EXTENDER_MATRIX_DOMAIN", "")
     MA1SD_EXTENDER_ACCESS_TOKEN = getAccessToken(MA1SD_EXTENDER_MATRIX_DOMAIN, MA1SD_EXTENDER_USERNAME, MA1SD_EXTENDER_PASSWORD)
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ async def findUsers(request: Request):
 
     # Extract the search term from the request body or return 400 client error.
     parsedBody = ""
+    searchTerm = ""
     try:
         parsedBody = loads(body)
     except:
@@ -34,18 +37,28 @@ async def findUsers(request: Request):
     if not validAccessToken:
         return JSONResponse(status_code=400, content={"errcode": "M_UNKNOWN_TOKEN", "error": "Invalid macaroon passed.", "soft_logout": False})
 
-    # Retrieve local results.
-    localDirectoryListings = list(filter(None, [getDirectorySearch('http', 'localhost:8090', f"Bearer {MA1SD_EXTENDER_ACCESS_TOKEN}", parsedBody)]))
+    searchTerm = parsedBody["search_term"]
+    inCache = await cache.get(searchTerm)
+
+    if not inCache:
+        # Retrieve local results.
+        localDirectoryListings = list(filter(None, [getDirectorySearch('http', 'localhost:8090', f"Bearer {MA1SD_EXTENDER_ACCESS_TOKEN}", parsedBody)]))
+
+        remoteDirectoryListings = []
 
-    remoteDirectoryListings = []
+        # Do recursive directory listing if requested.
+        if "no_recursion" not in parsedBody.keys():
+            parsedBody["no_recursion"] = True
+            remoteDirectoryListings = list(filter(None, [getDirectorySearch('https', domain, headers["authorization"], parsedBody) for domain in MA1SD_EXTENDER_FEDERATED_DOMAINS]))
 
-    # Do recursive directory listing if requested.
-    if "no_recursion" not in parsedBody.keys():
-        parsedBody["no_recursion"] = True
-        remoteDirectoryListings = list(filter(None, [getDirectorySearch('https', domain, headers["authorization"], parsedBody) for domain in MA1SD_EXTENDER_FEDERATED_DOMAINS]))
+        response = parseDirectoryListings(list(chain(localDirectoryListings, remoteDirectoryListings)))
+        await cache.set(searchTerm, response)
+        await cache.expire(searchTerm, 86400)
+    else:
+        response = inCache
 
     # Get final response and return it.
-    return JSONResponse(status_code=200, content=parseDirectoryListings(list(chain(localDirectoryListings, remoteDirectoryListings))))
+    return JSONResponse(status_code=200, content=response)
 
 
 def getAccessToken(domain, username, password):