diff --git a/backend/danswer/utils/variable_functionality.py b/backend/danswer/utils/variable_functionality.py
index 934b526a5..3cb35ba04 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/utils/variable_functionality.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/utils/variable_functionality.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import functools
 import importlib
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ class DanswerVersion:
 global_version = DanswerVersion()
 
 
+@functools.lru_cache(maxsize=128)
 def fetch_versioned_implementation(module: str, attribute: str) -> Any:
     module_full = f"ee.{module}" if global_version.get_is_ee_version() else module
     return getattr(importlib.import_module(module_full), attribute)