diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/client_http.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/client_http.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/client_http.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/client_http.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ from rhodecode.lib import rc_cache
 from rhodecode.lib.rc_cache.utils import compute_key_from_params
 from rhodecode.lib.system_info import get_cert_path
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs import exceptions, CurlSession
+from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import str2bool
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -242,20 +243,16 @@ class RemoteRepo(object):
         context_uid = wire.get('context')
         return context_uid, payload
 
-    @exceptions.map_vcs_exceptions
-    def _call(self, name, *args, **kwargs):
-        context_uid, payload = self._base_call(name, *args, **kwargs)
-        url = self.url
-
-        start = time.time()
-
+    def get_local_cache(self, name, args):
         cache_on = False
         cache_key = ''
-        local_cache_on = rhodecode.CONFIG.get('vcs.methods.cache')
+        local_cache_on = str2bool(rhodecode.CONFIG.get('vcs.methods.cache'))
 
         cache_methods = [
             'branches', 'tags', 'bookmarks',
-            'is_large_file', 'is_binary', 'fctx_size', 'node_history', 'blob_raw_length',
+            'is_large_file', 'is_binary',
+            'fctx_size', 'stream:fctx_node_data', 'blob_raw_length',
+            'node_history',
             'revision', 'tree_items',
             'ctx_list',
             'bulk_request',
@@ -267,6 +264,16 @@ class RemoteRepo(object):
             call_args = [a for a in args]
             cache_key = compute_key_from_params(repo_state_uid, name, *call_args)
 
+        return cache_on, cache_key
+
+    @exceptions.map_vcs_exceptions
+    def _call(self, name, *args, **kwargs):
+        context_uid, payload = self._base_call(name, *args, **kwargs)
+        url = self.url
+
+        start = time.time()
+        cache_on, cache_key = self.get_local_cache(name, args)
+
         @self._cache_region.conditional_cache_on_arguments(
             namespace=self._cache_namespace, condition=cache_on and cache_key)
         def remote_call(_cache_key):
@@ -288,13 +295,16 @@ class RemoteRepo(object):
         url = self.stream_url
 
         start = time.time()
-        if self._call_with_logging:
-            log.debug('Calling %s@%s with args:%.10240r. wire_context: %s',
-                      url, name, args, context_uid)
+        cache_on, cache_key = self.get_local_cache(name, args)
 
-        result = _streaming_remote_call(url, payload, EXCEPTIONS_MAP, self._session,
-                                        self.CHUNK_SIZE)
+        # Cache is a problem because this is a stream
+        def streaming_remote_call(_cache_key):
+            if self._call_with_logging:
+                log.debug('Calling %s@%s with args:%.10240r. wire_context: %s cache_on: %s',
+                          url, name, args, context_uid, cache_on)
+            return _streaming_remote_call(url, payload, EXCEPTIONS_MAP, self._session, self.CHUNK_SIZE)
 
+        result = streaming_remote_call(cache_key)
         if self._call_with_logging:
             log.debug('Call %s@%s took: %.4fs. wire_context: %s',
                       url, name, time.time()-start, context_uid)