diff --git a/lib/rack/attack.rb b/lib/rack/attack.rb
index 3c90002..4511e99 100644
--- a/lib/rack/attack.rb
+++ b/lib/rack/attack.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Rack::Attack
 
   class << self
 
-    attr_accessor :cache, :notifier, :blacklisted_response, :throttled_response
+    attr_accessor :notifier, :blacklisted_response, :throttled_response
 
     def whitelist(name, &block)
       self.whitelists[name] = Whitelist.new(name, block)
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ module Rack::Attack
       @app = app
 
       # Set defaults
-      @cache ||= Cache.new
       @notifier ||= ActiveSupport::Notifications if defined?(ActiveSupport::Notifications)
       @blacklisted_response ||= lambda {|env| [503, {}, ['Blocked']] }
       @throttled_response   ||= lambda {|env|
@@ -78,6 +77,10 @@ module Rack::Attack
       notifier.instrument('rack.attack', req) if notifier
     end
 
+    def cache
+      @cache ||= Cache.new
+    end
+
    def clear!
       @whitelists, @blacklists, @throttles = {}, {}, {}
     end
diff --git a/lib/rack/attack/version.rb b/lib/rack/attack/version.rb
index 6d2484b..0709ab6 100644
--- a/lib/rack/attack/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rack/attack/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Rack
   module Attack
-    VERSION = '1.1.0'
+    VERSION = '1.2.0'
   end
 end