diff --git a/openbis_api/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/shared/api/v3/dto/fetchoptions/FetchOptions.java b/openbis_api/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/shared/api/v3/dto/fetchoptions/FetchOptions.java
index 0d4835d1250d0417ea7aa9102fda99c9bd216291..fcc1910836ea0c55aecdc923c0289a4e88f40320 100644
--- a/openbis_api/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/shared/api/v3/dto/fetchoptions/FetchOptions.java
+++ b/openbis_api/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/shared/api/v3/dto/fetchoptions/FetchOptions.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public abstract class FetchOptions<OBJECT> implements Serializable
 
     private Integer from;
 
-    private CacheMode cacheMode;
+    private CacheMode cacheMode = CacheMode.NO_CACHE;
 
     @SuppressWarnings("hiding")
     public FetchOptions<OBJECT> count(Integer count)