diff --git a/fractopo/general.py b/fractopo/general.py
index 34998ac8..59498830 100644
--- a/fractopo/general.py
+++ b/fractopo/general.py
@@ -1155,6 +1155,7 @@ def efficient_clip(
     return geodataframe
 
 
+@JOBLIB_CACHE.cache
 def crop_to_target_areas(
     traces: Union[gpd.GeoSeries, gpd.GeoDataFrame],
     areas: Union[gpd.GeoSeries, gpd.GeoDataFrame],