diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/restheart/cache/impl/CaffeineCache.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/restheart/cache/impl/CaffeineCache.java
index 1c386a427..6d5c69cce 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/restheart/cache/impl/CaffeineCache.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/restheart/cache/impl/CaffeineCache.java
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@
 import java.util.AbstractMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
+import org.restheart.utils.ThreadsUtils;
 
 import com.github.benmanes.caffeine.cache.Cache;
 import com.github.benmanes.caffeine.cache.Caffeine;
@@ -39,10 +41,11 @@
  * @param <V> the class of the values (is Optional-ized).
  */
 public class CaffeineCache<K, V> implements org.restheart.cache.Cache<K, V> {
+    private static final Executor virtualThreadsExecutor = ThreadsUtils.virtualThreadsExecutor();
     private final Cache<K, Optional<V>> wrapped;
 
     public CaffeineCache(long size, EXPIRE_POLICY expirePolicy, long ttl) {
-        var builder = Caffeine.newBuilder();
+        var builder = Caffeine.newBuilder().executor(virtualThreadsExecutor);
 
         builder.maximumSize(size);
 
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ public CaffeineCache(long size, EXPIRE_POLICY expirePolicy, long ttl) {
     }
 
     public CaffeineCache(long size, EXPIRE_POLICY expirePolicy, long ttl, Consumer<Map.Entry<K, Optional<V>>> remover) {
-        var builder = Caffeine.newBuilder();
+        var builder = Caffeine.newBuilder().executor(virtualThreadsExecutor);
 
         builder.maximumSize(size);
 
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/restheart/cache/impl/CaffeineLoadingCache.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/restheart/cache/impl/CaffeineLoadingCache.java
index 8a80a7f94..40d0aa79e 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/restheart/cache/impl/CaffeineLoadingCache.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/restheart/cache/impl/CaffeineLoadingCache.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  * @param <V> the class of the values (is Optional-ized).
  */
 public class CaffeineLoadingCache<K, V> implements org.restheart.cache.LoadingCache<K, V> {
-    private static final Executor threadPerTaskExecutor = ThreadsUtils.virtualThreadsExecutor();
+    private static final Executor virtualThreadsExecutor = ThreadsUtils.virtualThreadsExecutor();
     private final AsyncLoadingCache<K, Optional<V>> wrapped;
 
     public CaffeineLoadingCache(long size, EXPIRE_POLICY expirePolicy, long ttl, Function<K, V> loader) {
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ public CaffeineLoadingCache(long size, EXPIRE_POLICY expirePolicy, long ttl, Fun
         }
 
         wrapped = builder
-            .executor(threadPerTaskExecutor)
+            .executor(virtualThreadsExecutor)
             .buildAsync(new AsyncCacheLoader<K, Optional<V>>() {
                 @Override
                 public CompletableFuture<? extends Optional<V>> asyncLoad(K key, Executor executor) throws Exception {
-                    return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> Optional.ofNullable(loader.apply(key)));
+                    return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> Optional.ofNullable(loader.apply(key)), virtualThreadsExecutor);
                 }
 
                 @Override
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public CompletableFuture<? extends Optional<V>> asyncLoad(K key, Executor execut
                         ret.put(key, Optional.ofNullable(loader.apply(key)));
                     });
 
-                    return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> ret);
+                    return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> ret, virtualThreadsExecutor);
                 }
             });
     }