diff --git a/pkg/zoneCache/zoneCache.go b/pkg/zoneCache/zoneCache.go
index db2aa9d553..9823d01059 100644
--- a/pkg/zoneCache/zoneCache.go
+++ b/pkg/zoneCache/zoneCache.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func (c *ZoneCache[Zone]) ensureCached() error {
 	for name, z := range zones {
 		c.cache[name] = z
 	}
+	c.cached = true
 	return nil
 }