diff --git a/app/models/concerns/api_action_caching.rb b/app/models/concerns/api_action_caching.rb
index ef0eba604d..05dbc9f0d4 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/api_action_caching.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/api_action_caching.rb
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ module ApiActionCaching
     include ActionController::Caching::Actions
     include AbstractController::Layouts
 
-    # This config is not passed to the controller automatically with ActionController::Metal
+    # These configs are not assigned to the controller automatically with ActionController::Metal
     self.cache_store = Rails.configuration.cache_store
+    self.perform_caching = ActionController::Base.perform_caching
 
     # ActionController::Caching asks for a controller's layout, but they're not used in the API
     layout false