diff --git a/docs/v2/contributing/configuration.mdx b/docs/v2/contributing/configuration.mdx
index 1233f511..59cf5a73 100644
--- a/docs/v2/contributing/configuration.mdx
+++ b/docs/v2/contributing/configuration.mdx
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Honcho supports Redis caching to improve performance by caching frequently acces
 CACHE_ENABLED=false  # Set to true to enable caching
 
 # Redis connection
-CACHE_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0?suppress=false
+CACHE_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0?suppress=true
 
 # Cache namespace and TTL
 CACHE_NAMESPACE=honcho  # Prefix for all cache keys
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 492d3125..dc57aab7 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class CacheSettings(HonchoSettings):
     model_config = SettingsConfigDict(env_prefix="CACHE_", extra="ignore")  # pyright: ignore
 
     ENABLED: bool = False
-    URL: str = "redis://localhost:6379/0?suppress=false"
+    URL: str = "redis://localhost:6379/0?suppress=true"
     NAMESPACE: str | None = None
     DEFAULT_TTL_SECONDS: Annotated[int, Field(default=300, ge=1, le=86_400)] = (
         300  # how long to keep items in cache
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index f6020581..ea6d328a 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ logging.basicConfig(
 )
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# Suppress cashews Redis error logs (NoScriptError, ConnectionError, etc.)
+# These are handled gracefully by SafeRedis and don't need full tracebacks
+logging.getLogger("cashews.backends.redis.client").setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
+
 
 # JWT Setup
 async def setup_admin_jwt():