diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua b/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua
index c2d39cf06e..e1a823eacf 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua
@@ -731,6 +731,10 @@
 					<result status="not found" />
 				</section>
 			</document>]];
+		--set the cache
+			local key = "directory:" .. user .. "@" .. domain_name;
+			ok, err = cache.set(key, XML_STRING, expire["directory"]);
+			--freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[xml_handler] " .. user .. "@" .. domain_name .. "\n");
 	end
 
 --send the xml to the console