diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 54b294c9..705f5979 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import routerLotOccupancies from './routes/lotOccupancies.js';
 import routerWorkOrders from './routes/workOrders.js';
 import routerReports from './routes/reports.js';
 import routerAdmin from './routes/admin.js';
+import { preloadCaches } from './helpers/functions.cache.js';
 import * as configFunctions from './helpers/functions.config.js';
 import * as printFunctions from './helpers/functions.print.js';
 import * as dateTimeFns from '@cityssm/utils-datetime';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import { useTestDatabases } from './data/databasePaths.js';
 import Debug from 'debug';
 const debug = Debug(`lot-occupancy-system:app:${process.pid}`);
 databaseInitializer.initializeDatabase();
+preloadCaches();
 const _dirname = '.';
 export const app = express();
 app.disable('X-Powered-By');
diff --git a/app.ts b/app.ts
index 22991d7b..97ef56e5 100644
--- a/app.ts
+++ b/app.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import routerWorkOrders from './routes/workOrders.js'
 import routerReports from './routes/reports.js'
 import routerAdmin from './routes/admin.js'
 
+import { preloadCaches } from './helpers/functions.cache.js'
+
 import * as configFunctions from './helpers/functions.config.js'
 import * as printFunctions from './helpers/functions.print.js'
 import * as dateTimeFns from '@cityssm/utils-datetime'
@@ -48,6 +50,12 @@ const debug = Debug(`lot-occupancy-system:app:${process.pid}`)
 
 databaseInitializer.initializeDatabase()
 
+/*
+ * PRELOAD CACHES
+ */
+
+preloadCaches()
+
 /*
  * INITIALIZE APP
  */
diff --git a/helpers/functions.cache.d.ts b/helpers/functions.cache.d.ts
index 17bd15a7..a153ac1d 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.cache.d.ts
+++ b/helpers/functions.cache.d.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ export declare function getWorkOrderTypeById(workOrderTypeId: number): Promise<r
 export declare function getWorkOrderMilestoneTypes(): Promise<recordTypes.WorkOrderMilestoneType[]>;
 export declare function getWorkOrderMilestoneTypeById(workOrderMilestoneTypeId: number): Promise<recordTypes.WorkOrderMilestoneType | undefined>;
 export declare function getWorkOrderMilestoneTypeByWorkOrderMilestoneType(workOrderMilestoneTypeString: string): Promise<recordTypes.WorkOrderMilestoneType | undefined>;
+export declare function preloadCaches(): void;
 export declare function clearCacheByTableName(tableName: string, relayMessage?: boolean): void;
diff --git a/helpers/functions.cache.js b/helpers/functions.cache.js
index fa7d3ec6..aa1b12b8 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.cache.js
+++ b/helpers/functions.cache.js
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ export async function getWorkOrderMilestoneTypeByWorkOrderMilestoneType(workOrde
             workOrderMilestoneTypeLowerCase);
     });
 }
+export function preloadCaches() {
+    debug('Preloading caches');
+    void getLotOccupantTypes();
+    void getLotStatuses();
+    void getLotTypes();
+    void getOccupancyTypes();
+    void getWorkOrderTypes();
+    void getWorkOrderMilestoneTypes();
+}
 function clearWorkOrderMilestoneTypesCache() {
     workOrderMilestoneTypes = undefined;
 }
diff --git a/helpers/functions.cache.ts b/helpers/functions.cache.ts
index c1d40722..08b0ccc9 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.cache.ts
+++ b/helpers/functions.cache.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,16 @@ export async function getWorkOrderMilestoneTypeByWorkOrderMilestoneType(
   })
 }
 
+export function preloadCaches(): void {
+  debug('Preloading caches')
+  void getLotOccupantTypes()
+  void getLotStatuses()
+  void getLotTypes()
+  void getOccupancyTypes()
+  void getWorkOrderTypes()
+  void getWorkOrderMilestoneTypes()
+}
+
 function clearWorkOrderMilestoneTypesCache(): void {
   workOrderMilestoneTypes = undefined
 }