diff --git a/system/counter.php b/system/counter.php
index ce699a27..7c59d40f 100644
--- a/system/counter.php
+++ b/system/counter.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ defined('MYAAC') or die('Direct access not allowed!');
 define('COUNTER_SYNC', 10); // how often counter is synchronized with database (each x site refreshes)
 
 $views_counter = 1; // default value, must be here!
+
+$cache = Cache::getInstance();
 if($cache->enabled())
 {
 	$value = 0;
diff --git a/system/functions.php b/system/functions.php
index 085fa57a..23e2d219 100644
--- a/system/functions.php
+++ b/system/functions.php
@@ -516,7 +516,9 @@ function template_ga_code()
 
 function template_form()
 {
-	global $cache, $template_name;
+	global $template_name;
+
+	$cache = Cache::getInstance();
 	if($cache->enabled())
 	{
 		$tmp = '';
@@ -963,8 +965,9 @@ function unsetSession($key) {
 }
 
 function getTopPlayers($limit = 5) {
-	global $cache, $config, $db;
+	global $config, $db;
 
+	$cache = Cache::getInstance();
 	$fetch_from_db = true;
 	if($cache->enabled())
 	{
diff --git a/system/init.php b/system/init.php
index 1d06b1f2..5c68c970 100644
--- a/system/init.php
+++ b/system/init.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if($config['gzip_output'] && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING']) && strpos($
 
 // cache
 require_once SYSTEM . 'libs/cache.php';
-$cache = Cache::getInstance($config['cache_engine'], $config['cache_prefix']);
+$cache = Cache::getInstance();
 
 // twig
 require_once SYSTEM . 'twig.php';
diff --git a/system/libs/cache.php b/system/libs/cache.php
index 584b8a54..fb0d74f5 100644
--- a/system/libs/cache.php
+++ b/system/libs/cache.php
@@ -14,53 +14,72 @@ class Cache
 {
 	static private $instance;
 
-	static public function getInstance($engine = '', $prefix = '')
+	/**
+	 * @return Cache
+	 */
+	public static function getInstance()
 	{
-		if(config('env') === 'dev') {
-			return new self();
-		}
-
-		if(!self::$instance) {
-			switch(strtolower($engine)) {
-				case 'apc':
-					require 'cache_apc.php';
-					self::$instance = new Cache_APC($prefix);
-					break;
-
-				case 'apcu':
-					require 'cache_apcu.php';
-					self::$instance = new Cache_APCu($prefix);
-					break;
-
-				case 'eaccelerator':
-					require 'cache_eaccelerator.php';
-					self::$instance = new Cache_eAccelerator($prefix);
-					break;
-
-				case 'xcache':
-					require 'cache_xcache.php';
-					self::$instance = new Cache_XCache($prefix);
-					break;
-
-				case 'file':
-					require 'cache_file.php';
-					self::$instance = new Cache_File($prefix, CACHE);
-					break;
-
-				case 'auto':
-					self::$instance = self::getInstance(self::detect(), $prefix);
-					break;
-
-				default:
-					self::$instance = new self();
-					break;
-			}
+		if (!self::$instance) {
+			return self::generateInstance(config('cache_engine'), config('cache_prefix'));
 		}
 
 		return self::$instance;
 	}
 
-	static public function detect()
+	/**
+	 * @param string $engine
+	 * @param string $prefix
+	 * @return Cache
+	 */
+	public static function generateInstance($engine = '', $prefix = '')
+	{
+		if(config('env') === 'dev') {
+			self::$instance = new self();
+			return self::$instance;
+		}
+
+		switch(strtolower($engine)) {
+			case 'apc':
+				require 'cache_apc.php';
+				self::$instance = new Cache_APC($prefix);
+				break;
+
+			case 'apcu':
+				require 'cache_apcu.php';
+				self::$instance = new Cache_APCu($prefix);
+				break;
+
+			case 'eaccelerator':
+				require 'cache_eaccelerator.php';
+				self::$instance = new Cache_eAccelerator($prefix);
+				break;
+
+			case 'xcache':
+				require 'cache_xcache.php';
+				self::$instance = new Cache_XCache($prefix);
+				break;
+
+			case 'file':
+				require 'cache_file.php';
+				self::$instance = new Cache_File($prefix, CACHE);
+				break;
+
+			case 'auto':
+				self::$instance = self::generateInstance(self::detect(), $prefix);
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				self::$instance = new self();
+				break;
+		}
+
+		return self::$instance;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function detect()
 	{
 		if(function_exists('apc_fetch'))
 			return 'apc';
@@ -74,6 +93,8 @@ class Cache
 		return 'file';
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
 	public function enabled() {return false;}
 }
-?>
diff --git a/system/libs/plugins.php b/system/libs/plugins.php
index 8a6f6598..84f83455 100644
--- a/system/libs/plugins.php
+++ b/system/libs/plugins.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Plugins {
 	private static $plugin = array();
 
 	public static function install($file) {
-		global $db, $cache;
+		global $db;
 
 		$zip = new ZipArchive();
 		if($zip->open($file)) {
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ class Plugins {
 								}
 							}
 
+							$cache = Cache::getInstance();
 							if($cache->enabled()) {
 								$cache->delete('templates');
 							}
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ class Plugins {
 	}
 
 	public static function uninstall($plugin_name) {
-		global $cache, $db;
+		global $db;
 
 		$filename = BASE . 'plugins/' . $plugin_name . '.json';
 		if(!file_exists($filename)) {
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ class Plugins {
 					}
 
 					if($success) {
+						$cache = Cache::getInstance();
 						if($cache->enabled()) {
 							$cache->delete('templates');
 						}
diff --git a/system/libs/pot/OTS_DB_MySQL.php b/system/libs/pot/OTS_DB_MySQL.php
index 86ed304a..36d7867a 100644
--- a/system/libs/pot/OTS_DB_MySQL.php
+++ b/system/libs/pot/OTS_DB_MySQL.php
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ class OTS_DB_MySQL extends OTS_Base_DB
             $params['persistent'] = false;
         }
 
-		global $cache, $config;
-		if(isset($cache) && $cache->enabled()) {
+		global $config;
+		$cache = Cache::getInstance();
+		if($cache->enabled()) {
 			$tmp = null;
 			$need_revalidation = true;
 			if($cache->fetch('database_checksum', $tmp) && $tmp) {
@@ -142,8 +143,10 @@ class OTS_DB_MySQL extends OTS_Base_DB
 
 	public function __destruct()
     {
-		global $cache, $config;
-		if(isset($cache) && $cache->enabled()) {
+		global $config;
+
+	    $cache = Cache::getInstance();
+		if($cache->enabled()) {
 			$cache->set('database_tables', serialize($this->has_table_cache));
 			$cache->set('database_columns', serialize($this->has_column_cache));
 			$cache->set('database_checksum', serialize(sha1($config['database_host'] . '.' . $config['database_name'])));
diff --git a/system/libs/pot/OTS_Groups_List.php b/system/libs/pot/OTS_Groups_List.php
index e75bb75b..083615de 100644
--- a/system/libs/pot/OTS_Groups_List.php
+++ b/system/libs/pot/OTS_Groups_List.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class OTS_Groups_List implements IteratorAggregate, Countable
 			return;
 		}
 
-		global $cache;
+		$cache = Cache::getInstance();
 
 		$data = array();
 		if($cache->enabled())
diff --git a/system/libs/visitors.php b/system/libs/visitors.php
index 88bfd4f9..9657b908 100644
--- a/system/libs/visitors.php
+++ b/system/libs/visitors.php
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ class Visitors
 	private $sessionTime; // time session will live
 	private $data; // cached data
 	private $cacheEnabled;
+	private $cache;
 
 	public function __construct($sessionTime = 10)
 	{
-		global $cache;
-		$this->cacheEnabled = ($cache && $cache->enabled());
+		$this->cache = Cache::getInstance();
+
+		$this->cacheEnabled = $this->cache->enabled();
 		if($this->cacheEnabled)
 		{
 			$tmp = '';
-			if($cache->fetch('visitors', $tmp))
+			if($this->cache->fetch('visitors', $tmp))
 				$this->data = unserialize($tmp);
 			else
 				$this->data = array();
@@ -40,9 +42,8 @@ class Visitors
 
 	public function __destruct()
 	{
-		global $cache;
 		if($this->cacheEnabled)
-			$cache->set('visitors', serialize($this->data), 120);
+			$this->cache->set('visitors', serialize($this->data), 120);
 	}
 
 	public function visitorExists($ip)
@@ -101,10 +102,10 @@ class Visitors
 		if($this->cacheEnabled) {
 			foreach($this->data as $ip => &$details)
 				$details['ip'] = $ip;
-			
+
 			return $this->data;
 		}
-		
+
 		global $db;
 		return $db->query('SELECT ' . $db->fieldName('ip') . ', ' . $db->fieldName('lastvisit') . ', ' . $db->fieldName('page') . ' FROM ' . $db->tableName(TABLE_PREFIX . 'visitors') . ' ORDER BY ' . $db->fieldName('lastvisit') . ' DESC')->fetchAll();
 	}
diff --git a/system/pages/admin/dashboard.php b/system/pages/admin/dashboard.php
index 82631487..1e246c37 100644
--- a/system/pages/admin/dashboard.php
+++ b/system/pages/admin/dashboard.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 defined('MYAAC') or die('Direct access not allowed!');
 $title = 'Dashboard';
 
+$cache = Cache::getInstance();
 if($cache->enabled()) {
 	if(isset($_GET['clear_cache'])) {
 		if(clearCache())
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ $twig->display('admin.dashboard.html.twig', array(
 
 function clearCache()
 {
-	global $cache, $template_name;
+	global $template_name;
+	$cache = Cache::getInstance();
 
 	$tmp = '';
 	if($cache->fetch('status', $tmp))
diff --git a/system/pages/news.php b/system/pages/news.php
index 7ac0ec9f..b461336c 100644
--- a/system/pages/news.php
+++ b/system/pages/news.php
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ if(isset($_GET['archive']))
 header('X-XSS-Protection: 0');
 $title = 'Latest News';
 
+$cache = Cache::getInstance();
+
 $news_cached = false;
 // some constants, used mainly by database (cannot by modified without schema changes)
 define('TITLE_LIMIT', 100);
@@ -441,7 +443,9 @@ class News
 
 	static public function getCached($type)
 	{
-		global $cache, $template_name;
+		global $template_name;
+
+		$cache = Cache::getInstance();
 		if($cache->enabled())
 		{
 			$tmp = '';