diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/CacheConfig.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/CacheConfig.kt
index e6255b4c..8a4a973b 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/CacheConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/CacheConfig.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ package io.emeraldpay.dshackle.config
 
 class CacheConfig {
 
+    var requestsCacheEnabled = true
+
     var redis: Redis? = null
 
     class Redis(
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/CacheConfigReader.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/CacheConfigReader.kt
index aedc2762..1f779231 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/CacheConfigReader.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/CacheConfigReader.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class CacheConfigReader : YamlConfigReader(), ConfigReader<CacheConfig> {
     override fun read(input: MappingNode?): CacheConfig? {
         return getMapping(input, "cache")?.let { node ->
             val config = CacheConfig()
+            getValueAsBool(node, "requests-cache-enabled")?.let {
+                config.requestsCacheEnabled = it
+            }
             getMapping(node, "redis")?.let { redisNode ->
                 val redis = CacheConfig.Redis()
                 val enabled = getValueAsBool(redisNode, "enabled") ?: true
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ class CacheConfigReader : YamlConfigReader(), ConfigReader<CacheConfig> {
                     config.redis = redis
                 }
             }
-            if (config.redis == null) {
+            if (config.redis == null && config.requestsCacheEnabled) {
                 return null
             }
             config
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/rpc/NativeCall.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/rpc/NativeCall.kt
index 9a9f5c52..99aeda3c 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/rpc/NativeCall.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/rpc/NativeCall.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.BlockchainType
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.Chain
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.Global
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.SilentException
+import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.config.CacheConfig
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.quorum.CallQuorum
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.quorum.NotLaggingQuorum
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.quorum.QuorumReaderFactory
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
 @Service
 open class NativeCall(
     private val multistreamHolder: MultistreamHolder,
-    private val signer: ResponseSigner
+    private val signer: ResponseSigner,
+    cacheConfig: CacheConfig
 ) {
 
     private val log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(NativeCall::class.java)
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ open class NativeCall(
 
     private val nullValue: ByteArray = "null".toByteArray()
 
+    private val localRouterEnabled = cacheConfig.requestsCacheEnabled
+
     var quorumReaderFactory: QuorumReaderFactory = QuorumReaderFactory.default()
     private val ethereumCallSelectors = EnumMap<Chain, EthereumCallSelector>(Chain::class.java)
 
@@ -121,9 +125,6 @@ open class NativeCall(
                 result.setErrorMessage(error.message).setErrorCode(error.id)
             }
         } else {
-            if (it.result == null || it.result.isEmpty() || nullValue.contentEquals(it.result)) {
-                log.warn("Empty result [${it.result}] on building response, method ${it.ctx?.payload?.method}, params ${it.ctx?.payload?.params}")
-            }
             result.payload = ByteString.copyFrom(it.result)
         }
         if (it.nonce != null && it.signature != null) {
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ open class NativeCall(
         if (method in DefaultEthereumMethods.newFilterMethods) CreateFilterDecorator() else NoneResultDecorator()
 
     fun fetch(ctx: ValidCallContext<ParsedCallDetails>): Mono<CallResult> {
-        return ctx.upstream.getRoutedApi(ctx.matcher)
+        return ctx.upstream.getRoutedApi(localRouterEnabled)
             .flatMap { api ->
                 api.read(JsonRpcRequest(ctx.payload.method, ctx.payload.params, ctx.nonce, ctx.forwardedSelector))
                     .flatMap(JsonRpcResponse::requireResult)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/Multistream.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/Multistream.kt
index 3a9a082d..74038cff 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/Multistream.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/Multistream.kt
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ abstract class Multistream(
     /**
      * Finds an API that leverages caches and other optimizations/transformations of the request.
      */
-    abstract fun getRoutedApi(matcher: Selector.Matcher): Mono<Reader<JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcResponse>>
+    abstract fun getRoutedApi(localEnabled: Boolean): Mono<Reader<JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcResponse>>
 
     override fun getApi(): Reader<JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcResponse> {
         throw NotImplementedError("Immediate direct API is not implemented for Aggregated Upstream")
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/bitcoin/BitcoinMultistream.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/bitcoin/BitcoinMultistream.kt
index 1cfe55a2..a36b4a1c 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/bitcoin/BitcoinMultistream.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/bitcoin/BitcoinMultistream.kt
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ open class BitcoinMultistream(
             .switchIfEmpty(Mono.error(Exception("No API available for $chain")))
     }
 
-    override fun getRoutedApi(matcher: Selector.Matcher): Mono<Reader<JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcResponse>> {
+    override fun getRoutedApi(localEnabled: Boolean): Mono<Reader<JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcResponse>> {
         return Mono.just(callRouter)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumMultistream.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumMultistream.kt
index 67f0cf5c..e741c99f 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumMultistream.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/EthereumMultistream.kt
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ open class EthereumMultistream(
         return this as T
     }
 
-    override fun getRoutedApi(matcher: Selector.Matcher): Mono<Reader<JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcResponse>> {
-        return Mono.just(LocalCallRouter(reader, getMethods(), getHead()))
+    override fun getRoutedApi(localEnabled: Boolean): Mono<Reader<JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcResponse>> {
+        return Mono.just(LocalCallRouter(reader, getMethods(), getHead(), localEnabled))
     }
 
     override fun getSubscribe(): EthereumSubscribe {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/LocalCallRouter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/LocalCallRouter.kt
index 0201405c..045ff299 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/LocalCallRouter.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/LocalCallRouter.kt
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ import java.math.BigInteger
 class LocalCallRouter(
     private val reader: EthereumCachingReader,
     private val methods: CallMethods,
-    private val head: Head
+    private val head: Head,
+    private val localEnabled: Boolean
 ) : Reader<JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcResponse> {
 
     companion object {
@@ -56,7 +57,9 @@ class LocalCallRouter(
             return Mono.just(methods.executeHardcoded(key.method))
                 .map { JsonRpcResponse(it, null) }
         }
-
+        if (!localEnabled) {
+            return Mono.empty()
+        }
         if (!methods.isCallable(key.method)) {
             return Mono.error(RpcException(RpcResponseError.CODE_METHOD_NOT_EXIST, "Unsupported method"))
         }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum_pos/EthereumPosMultiStream.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum_pos/EthereumPosMultiStream.kt
index 9d797483..f85d561b 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum_pos/EthereumPosMultiStream.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum_pos/EthereumPosMultiStream.kt
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ open class EthereumPosMultiStream(
         return this as T
     }
 
-    override fun getRoutedApi(matcher: Selector.Matcher): Mono<Reader<JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcResponse>> {
-        return Mono.just(LocalCallRouter(reader, getMethods(), getHead()))
+    override fun getRoutedApi(localEnabled: Boolean): Mono<Reader<JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcResponse>> {
+        return Mono.just(LocalCallRouter(reader, getMethods(), getHead(), localEnabled))
     }
 
     override fun getSubscribe(): EthereumSubscribe {
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/CacheConfigReaderSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/CacheConfigReaderSpec.groovy
index 8b0901ed..555890c6 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/CacheConfigReaderSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/CacheConfigReaderSpec.groovy
@@ -47,4 +47,14 @@ class CacheConfigReaderSpec extends Specification {
         //later may be not null if we support something else besides Redis
         act == null
     }
+
+    def "Local read disabled"() {
+        setup:
+        def config = this.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("cache-local-router-disabled.yaml")
+        when:
+        def act = reader.read(config)
+
+        then:
+        !act.requestsCacheEnabled
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/rpc/NativeCallSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/rpc/NativeCallSpec.groovy
index 9339d98a..b36e3e9b 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/rpc/NativeCallSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/rpc/NativeCallSpec.groovy
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import com.google.protobuf.ByteString
 import io.emeraldpay.api.proto.BlockchainOuterClass
 import io.emeraldpay.api.proto.Common
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.Global
+import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.config.CacheConfig
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.quorum.QuorumReaderFactory
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.quorum.QuorumRpcReader
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.reader.Reader
-import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.startup.ConfiguredUpstreams
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.test.MultistreamHolderMock
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.test.TestingCommons
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.quorum.AlwaysQuorum
@@ -52,14 +52,19 @@ class NativeCallSpec extends Specification {
 
     ObjectMapper objectMapper = Global.objectMapper
 
-    def nativeCall(MultistreamHolder upstreams = null, ResponseSigner signer = null) {
+    def nativeCall(MultistreamHolder upstreams = null, ResponseSigner signer = null, Boolean enableCache = true) {
+
         if (upstreams == null) {
             upstreams = Stub(MultistreamHolder)
         }
         if (signer == null) {
             signer = Stub(ResponseSigner)
         }
-        new NativeCall(upstreams, signer)
+
+        def config = new CacheConfig()
+        config.requestsCacheEnabled = enableCache
+
+        new NativeCall(upstreams, signer, config)
     }
 
     def "Tries router first"() {
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/MultistreamSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/MultistreamSpec.groovy
index fc8fe7b1..c7f84377 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/MultistreamSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/MultistreamSpec.groovy
@@ -327,8 +327,9 @@ class MultistreamSpec extends Specification {
             super(chain, upstreams, caches)
         }
 
+        @NotNull
         @Override
-        Mono<Reader<JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcResponse>> getRoutedApi(@NotNull Selector.Matcher matcher) {
+        Mono<Reader<JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcResponse>> getRoutedApi(boolean localEnabled) {
             return null
         }
 
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/LocalCallRouterSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/LocalCallRouterSpec.groovy
index 12e6cb44..9072508e 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/LocalCallRouterSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/LocalCallRouterSpec.groovy
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.ethereum
 
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.Global
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.cache.Caches
+import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.config.CacheConfig
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.reader.EmptyReader
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.test.TestingCommons
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.EmptyHead
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ class LocalCallRouterSpec extends Specification {
                         ConstantFactory.constantFactory(new DefaultEthereumMethods(Chain.ETHEREUM))
                 ),
                 methods,
-                new EmptyHead()
+                new EmptyHead(),
+                true
         )
         when:
         def act = router.read(new JsonRpcRequest("eth_coinbase", [])).block(Duration.ofSeconds(1))
@@ -47,7 +49,8 @@ class LocalCallRouterSpec extends Specification {
                         ConstantFactory.constantFactory(new DefaultEthereumMethods(Chain.ETHEREUM))
                 ),
                 methods,
-                new EmptyHead()
+                new EmptyHead(),
+                true
         )
         when:
         def act = router.read(new JsonRpcRequest("eth_getTransactionByHash", ["test"], 10))
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ class LocalCallRouterSpec extends Specification {
             }
         }
         def methods = new DefaultEthereumMethods(Chain.ETHEREUM)
-        def router = new LocalCallRouter(reader, methods, head)
+        def router = new LocalCallRouter(reader, methods, head, true)
 
         when:
         def act = router.getBlockByNumber(["latest", false])
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ class LocalCallRouterSpec extends Specification {
             }
         }
         def methods = new DefaultEthereumMethods(Chain.ETHEREUM)
-        def router = new LocalCallRouter(reader, methods, head)
+        def router = new LocalCallRouter(reader, methods, head, true)
 
         when:
         def act = router.getBlockByNumber(["earliest", false])
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ class LocalCallRouterSpec extends Specification {
             }
         }
         def methods = new DefaultEthereumMethods(Chain.ETHEREUM)
-        def router = new LocalCallRouter(reader, methods, head)
+        def router = new LocalCallRouter(reader, methods, head, true)
 
         when:
         def act = router.getBlockByNumber(["0x123ef", false])
diff --git a/src/test/resources/cache-local-router-disabled.yaml b/src/test/resources/cache-local-router-disabled.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a726008e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/cache-local-router-disabled.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cache:
+  requests-cache-enabled: false