diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d56638..a7cdb9f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 ## Unreleased
+### Bug Fixes
++ Make caching of `Gosund.get_device_statuses` optional via opt in and
+  configurable
 
 ## 0.6.1
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/gosundpy/gosund.py b/gosundpy/gosund.py
index 968aed1..a491629 100644
--- a/gosundpy/gosund.py
+++ b/gosundpy/gosund.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 class Gosund(object):
 
     def __init__(self, username, password, access_id, access_key, country=1,
-            endpoint='https://openapi.tuyaus.com'):
+            endpoint='https://openapi.tuyaus.com', status_cache_seconds=None):
         self.api = TuyaOpenAPI(endpoint, access_id, access_key,
                 auth_type=AuthType.CUSTOM)
         resp = self.api.connect(username, password, country)
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ def __init__(self, username, password, access_id, access_key, country=1,
         self.manager = TuyaDeviceManager(self.api, TuyaOpenMQ(self.api))
         self._known_devices = {}
 
+        self._status_caching = False
+        if status_cache_seconds is not None:
+            self.get_device_statuses = cache_response(
+                    seconds=status_cache_seconds)(self.get_device_statuses)
+            self._status_caching = True
+
     def get_device(self, device_id):
         resp = self.manager.get_device_functions(device_id)
         assert_response_success('get device', resp)
@@ -28,7 +34,6 @@ def get_device_status(self, device_id):
                 f'unable to find status for device with id "{device_id}"')
         return status
 
-    @cache_response(seconds=60)
     def get_device_statuses(self):
         # limit 20 device_ids per api call
         resp = self.manager.get_device_list_status(self._known_devices)
@@ -44,7 +49,8 @@ def _remove_known_device(self, device_id):
         self._clear_statuses_cache()
 
     def _clear_statuses_cache(self):
-        self.get_device_statuses.clear_cache()
+        if self._status_caching:
+            self.get_device_statuses.clear_cache()
 
     def send_commands(self, device_id, commands):
         resp = self.manager.send_commands(device_id, commands)
diff --git a/gosundpy/utils.py b/gosundpy/utils.py
index 8efbd13..5933d35 100644
--- a/gosundpy/utils.py
+++ b/gosundpy/utils.py
@@ -16,29 +16,15 @@ def reset(self):
 
 def cache_response(hours=0, minutes=0, seconds=0):
     seconds += 60 * 60 * hours + 60 * minutes
-
-    class _cache_response(object):
-
-        def __init__(self, fn):
-            # wraps class instance methods only
-            self.fn = fn
-            self.cache_key = f'_{fn.__name__}_cache'
-
-        def call(self, instance, *args, **kwargs):
+    def _rate_limit(fn):
+        @functools.wraps(fn)
+        def _call(*args, **kwargs):
             now = time.time()
-            cache = getattr(instance, self.cache_key)
             if now - cache.last_call < seconds:
                 return cache.value
-            cache.set(now, self.fn(instance, *args, **kwargs))
+            cache.set(now, fn(*args, **kwargs))
             return cache.value
-
-        def __get__(self, instance, owner):
-            @functools.wraps(self.fn)
-            def _call(*args, **kwargs):
-                return self.call(instance, *args, **kwargs)
-            if not hasattr(instance, self.cache_key):
-                setattr(instance, self.cache_key, _timed_cache())
-            _call.clear_cache = getattr(instance, self.cache_key).reset
-            return _call
-
-    return _cache_response
+        cache = _timed_cache()
+        _call.clear_cache = cache.reset
+        return _call
+    return _rate_limit
diff --git a/tests/unit/conftest.py b/tests/unit/conftest.py
index 7547b12..fcf261e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/conftest.py
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ def gosund():
 def gosund2():
     return _gosund()
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def gosund_non_caching():
+    return _gosund(caching_secs=None)
+
 @responses.activate
-def _gosund():
+def _gosund(caching_secs=60):
     users_login_uri = f'{BASEURL}/users/login'
     responses.add(
             responses.POST,
@@ -23,7 +27,8 @@ def _gosund():
             json={'success': True},
             status=200,
     )
-    return Gosund('username', 'password', 'access_id', 'access_key')
+    return Gosund('username', 'password', 'access_id', 'access_key',
+            status_cache_seconds=caching_secs)
 
 def patch_get_device(device_id, category):
     responses.add(
diff --git a/tests/unit/gosund_test.py b/tests/unit/gosund_test.py
index ca5b4ef..33443d7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gosund_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gosund_test.py
@@ -174,3 +174,13 @@ def test_gosund_get_device_statuses_cache_per_instance(gosund, gosund2):
     resp2 = gosund2.get_device_statuses()
     assert resp2 == {}
     assert id(resp1) != id(resp2)
+
+@responses.activate
+def test_gosund_get_device_statuses_non_caching(gosund_non_caching):
+    _patch_testing_requests()
+
+    gosund_non_caching.get_device(_test_device_id_1)
+    resp1 = gosund_non_caching.get_device_statuses()
+    resp2 = gosund_non_caching.get_device_statuses()
+    assert resp1 == {_test_device_id_1: _test_status_1}
+    assert id(resp1) != id(resp2)