diff --git a/pkg/stores/partition/store.go b/pkg/stores/partition/store.go
index 185a6cb..4c25022 100644
--- a/pkg/stores/partition/store.go
+++ b/pkg/stores/partition/store.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const (
 	// Not related to the total size in memory of the cache, as any item could take any amount of memory.
 	cacheSizeEnv     = "CATTLE_REQUEST_CACHE_SIZE_INT"
 	defaultCacheSize = 1000
-	// Set to non-empty to disable list request caching entirely.
+	// Set to "false" to enable list request caching.
 	cacheDisableEnv = "CATTLE_REQUEST_CACHE_DISABLED"
 )
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func NewStore(partitioner Partitioner, asl accesscontrol.AccessSetLookup) *Store
 		Partitioner: partitioner,
 		asl:         asl,
 	}
-	if v := os.Getenv(cacheDisableEnv); v == "" {
+	if v := os.Getenv(cacheDisableEnv); v == "false" {
 		s.listCache = cache.NewLRUExpireCache(cacheSize)
 	}
 	return s
diff --git a/pkg/stores/partition/store_test.go b/pkg/stores/partition/store_test.go
index fdd666c..a139db0 100644
--- a/pkg/stores/partition/store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/stores/partition/store_test.go
@@ -1941,8 +1941,8 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}
 			asl := &mockAccessSetLookup{userRoles: test.access}
-			if test.disableCache {
-				t.Setenv("CATTLE_REQUEST_CACHE_DISABLED", "Y")
+			if !test.disableCache {
+				t.Setenv("CATTLE_REQUEST_CACHE_DISABLED", "false")
 			}
 			store := NewStore(mockPartitioner{
 				stores:     stores,
@@ -2024,7 +2024,6 @@ func TestListByRevision(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}, asl)
 	req := newRequest("", "user1")
-	t.Setenv("CATTLE_REQUEST_CACHE_DISABLED", "Y")
 
 	got, gotErr := store.List(req, schema)
 	assert.Nil(t, gotErr)