diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ecfd7c1..77c834d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -560,6 +560,12 @@ namespace EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor.AspNetCoreSample
             // ...
 ```
 
+
+## Disabling the interceptor for a while
+
+If you want to disable this interceptor for a while, use the `.EnableCachingInterceptor(enable: false)` method. Its default value is true.
+
+
 ## Does it work?!
 
 You should enable the logging system to see the behind the scene of the caching interceptor.
diff --git a/src/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor/EFCacheServiceCheck.cs b/src/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor/EFCacheServiceCheck.cs
index 4aadce5..c7b87ca 100644
--- a/src/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor/EFCacheServiceCheck.cs
+++ b/src/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor/EFCacheServiceCheck.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class EFCacheServiceCheck : IEFCacheServiceCheck
     ///     Is the configured cache provider online?
     /// </summary>
     public EFCacheServiceCheck(IOptions<EFCoreSecondLevelCacheSettings> cacheSettings,
-                               IEFCacheServiceProvider cacheServiceProvider)
+        IEFCacheServiceProvider cacheServiceProvider)
     {
         if (cacheSettings == null)
         {
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ public EFCacheServiceCheck(IOptions<EFCoreSecondLevelCacheSettings> cacheSetting
     /// </summary>
     public bool IsCacheServiceAvailable()
     {
+        if (!_cacheSettings.IsCachingInterceptorEnabled)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (!_cacheSettings.UseDbCallsIfCachingProviderIsDown)
         {
             return true;
@@ -42,8 +47,7 @@ public bool IsCacheServiceAvailable()
 
         var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
-        if (_lastCheckTime.HasValue &&
-            _isCacheServerAvailable.HasValue &&
+        if (_lastCheckTime.HasValue && _isCacheServerAvailable.HasValue &&
             now - _lastCheckTime.Value < _cacheSettings.NextCacheServerAvailabilityCheck)
         {
             return _isCacheServerAvailable.Value;
@@ -52,14 +56,21 @@ public bool IsCacheServiceAvailable()
         try
         {
             _lastCheckTime = now;
+
             _ = _cacheServiceProvider.GetValue(new EFCacheKey(new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                                                              { "__Name__" }) { KeyHash = "__Test__" },
-                                               new EFCachePolicy());
+            {
+                "__Name__"
+            })
+            {
+                KeyHash = "__Test__"
+            }, new EFCachePolicy());
+
             _isCacheServerAvailable = true;
         }
         catch
         {
             _isCacheServerAvailable = false;
+
             if (_cacheSettings.UseDbCallsIfCachingProviderIsDown)
             {
                 throw;
diff --git a/src/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheOptions.cs b/src/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheOptions.cs
index 57071c1..93b5a21 100644
--- a/src/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheOptions.cs
+++ b/src/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheOptions.cs
@@ -347,6 +347,17 @@ public EFCoreSecondLevelCacheOptions UseDbCallsIfCachingProviderIsDown(TimeSpan
         return this;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Set it to false to disable this caching interceptor entirely.
+    ///     Its default value is `true`.
+    /// </summary>
+    public EFCoreSecondLevelCacheOptions EnableCachingInterceptor(bool enable = true)
+    {
+        Settings.IsCachingInterceptorEnabled = true;
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     Possibility to allow caching with explicit transactions.
     ///     Its default value is false.
diff --git a/src/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheSettings.cs b/src/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheSettings.cs
index 6081d79..be48e59 100644
--- a/src/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheSettings.cs
+++ b/src/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheInterceptor/EFCoreSecondLevelCacheSettings.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ public class EFCoreSecondLevelCacheSettings
     /// </summary>
     public bool UseDbCallsIfCachingProviderIsDown { set; get; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Set it to false to disable this caching interceptor.
+    ///     Its default value is `true`.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsCachingInterceptorEnabled { set; get; } = true;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     The cache server's availability check interval value.
     /// </summary>