diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index df9e9ce641..0f33e2ab36 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/pterm/pterm v0.12.80
 	google.golang.org/api v0.209.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.19.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api v1.2.1
 )
@@ -190,6 +189,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/grpc/stats/opentelemetry v0.0.0-20240907200651-3ffb98b2c93a // indirect
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/warnings.v0 v0.1.2 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20241026180704-25f6002b00f3 // indirect
 	mvdan.cc/sh/v3 v3.8.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/pkg/cache/interplex_based.go b/pkg/cache/interplex_based.go
index 8cfc99a2f5..e6fb110981 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/interplex_based.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/interplex_based.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"os"
 )
 
 var _ ICache = (*InterplexCache)(nil)
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ func (c *InterplexCache) Configure(cacheInfo CacheProvider) error {
 
 func (c *InterplexCache) Store(key string, data string) error {
 
+	if os.Getenv("INTERPLEX_LOCAL_MODE") != "" {
+		c.configuration.ConnectionString = "localhost:8084"
+	}
+
 	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(c.configuration.ConnectionString, grpc.WithInsecure(), grpc.WithBlock())
 	defer conn.Close()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/server/config/config.go b/pkg/server/config/config.go
index d6af8dac25..c728f63f55 100644
--- a/pkg/server/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/server/config/config.go
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ func (h *Handler) AddConfig(ctx context.Context, i *schemav1.AddConfigRequest) (
 			remoteCache, err = cache.NewCacheProvider("s3", i.Cache.GetS3Cache().BucketName, i.Cache.GetS3Cache().Region, i.Cache.GetS3Cache().Endpoint, notUsedStorageAcc, notUsedContainerName, notUsedProjectId, i.Cache.GetS3Cache().Insecure)
 		case *schemav1.Cache_GcsCache:
 			remoteCache, err = cache.NewCacheProvider("gcs", i.Cache.GetGcsCache().BucketName, i.Cache.GetGcsCache().Region, notUsedEndpoint, notUsedStorageAcc, notUsedContainerName, i.Cache.GetGcsCache().GetProjectId(), notUsedInsecure)
-
+		case *schemav1.Cache_InterplexCache:
+			remoteCache, err = cache.NewCacheProvider("interplex", notUsedBucket, notUsedRegion, i.Cache.GetInterplexCache().Endpoint, notUsedStorageAcc, notUsedContainerName, notUsedProjectId, notUsedInsecure)
 		default:
 			return resp, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "Invalid cache configuration")
 		}