diff --git a/samples/Sample/MauiProgram.cs b/samples/Sample/MauiProgram.cs
index 76addf2..9ba86ef 100644
--- a/samples/Sample/MauiProgram.cs
+++ b/samples/Sample/MauiProgram.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Polly;
 
 namespace Sample;
@@ -37,12 +38,8 @@ public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
         builder.Logging.AddDebug();
         builder.Services.AddBlazorWebViewDeveloperTools();
 #endif
-        builder.Configuration.AddInMemoryCollection(new Dictionary<string, string>
-        {
-            // NOTE: Mediator:Http is the based sub config - the namespace follows PER http generation
-            // the value is the base URI
-            { "Mediator:Http:Http.TheActual", "https://localhost:7192/" }
-        }!);
+        builder.Configuration.AddJsonStream(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.appsettings.json")!);
+        
         builder.Services.AddShinyMediator(x => x
             .UseMaui()
             .UseBlazor()
diff --git a/samples/Sample/Sample.csproj b/samples/Sample/Sample.csproj
index d6cb009..79da672 100644
--- a/samples/Sample/Sample.csproj
+++ b/samples/Sample/Sample.csproj
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
     
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.3.1"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="8.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls" Version="$(MauiVersion)"/>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebView.Maui" Version="$(MauiVersion)"/>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="8.0.0" Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'"/>
diff --git a/samples/Sample/appsettings.json b/samples/Sample/appsettings.json
index 4764dab..0a9ccce 100644
--- a/samples/Sample/appsettings.json
+++ b/samples/Sample/appsettings.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
         "Http": {
             // * works here - all http contracts will pick up a baseURI
             "My.Namespace.Contact": "https://otherlocalhost",
-            "My.Namespace.*" : "https://localhost"
+            "My.Namespace.*" : "https://localhost",
+            "Http.TheActual": "https://localhost:7192"
         },
         "Performance": {
             // * works here
diff --git a/src/Shiny.Mediator.Caching/Infrastructure/CachingRequestMiddleware.cs b/src/Shiny.Mediator.Caching/Infrastructure/CachingRequestMiddleware.cs
index cac9c7b..7bf43dc 100644
--- a/src/Shiny.Mediator.Caching/Infrastructure/CachingRequestMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/Shiny.Mediator.Caching/Infrastructure/CachingRequestMiddleware.cs
@@ -21,28 +21,39 @@ CancellationToken cancellationToken
         if (typeof(TResult) == typeof(Unit))
             return await next().ConfigureAwait(false);
 
+        CacheAttribute? attribute = null;
+        var cacheKey = CacheExtensions.GetCacheKey(request!);
         var section = configuration.GetHandlerSection("Cache", request!, requestHandler);
+        
         if (section != null)
         {
-            // TODO: ICacheControl
+            var priority = section.GetValue("Priority", CacheItemPriority.Normal);
+            var absoluteExpirationSeconds = section.GetValue("AbsoluteExpirationSeconds", 60);
+            var slidingExpirationSeconds = section.GetValue("SlidingExpirationSeconds", 0);
+
+            attribute = new CacheAttribute
+            {
+                Priority = priority,
+                AbsoluteExpirationSeconds = absoluteExpirationSeconds,
+                SlidingExpirationSeconds = slidingExpirationSeconds
+            };
         }
         else
         {
-            var attribute = requestHandler.GetHandlerHandleMethodAttribute<TRequest, CacheAttribute>();
+            attribute = requestHandler.GetHandlerHandleMethodAttribute<TRequest, CacheAttribute>();
             attribute ??= request!.GetType().GetCustomAttribute<CacheAttribute>();
-            if (attribute == null && request is not ICacheControl)
-                return await next().ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
+        if (attribute == null && request is not ICacheControl)
+            return await next().ConfigureAwait(false);
+
         TResult result = default!;
-        var cacheKey = CacheExtensions.GetCacheKey(request!);
-        if (request is ICacheControl control && control.ForceRefresh)
+        if (request is ICacheControl { ForceRefresh: true })
         {
             result = await next().ConfigureAwait(false);
-            
             var entry = cache.CreateEntry(cacheKey);
             entry.Value = result;
-            // this.SetCacheEntry(attribute, request, entry);
+            this.SetCacheEntry(attribute, request, entry);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -51,7 +62,7 @@ CancellationToken cancellationToken
                     cacheKey,
                     entry =>
                     {
-                        // this.SetCacheEntry(attribute, request, entry);
+                        this.SetCacheEntry(attribute, request, entry);
                         return next();
                     }
                 )
@@ -67,8 +78,7 @@ protected virtual void SetCacheEntry(CacheAttribute? attribute, TRequest request
         {
             entry.Priority = attribute.Priority;
             if (attribute.AbsoluteExpirationSeconds > 0)
-                entry.AbsoluteExpirationRelativeToNow =
-                    TimeSpan.FromSeconds(attribute.AbsoluteExpirationSeconds);
+                entry.AbsoluteExpirationRelativeToNow = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(attribute.AbsoluteExpirationSeconds);
 
             if (attribute.SlidingExpirationSeconds > 0)
                 entry.SlidingExpiration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(attribute.SlidingExpirationSeconds);