diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/CacheMiddleware.php b/app/Http/Middleware/CacheMiddleware.php
index 0442f82e..a126ce99 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/CacheMiddleware.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/CacheMiddleware.php
@@ -43,14 +43,15 @@ final class CacheMiddleware
 
 
     /**
-     * Handle an incoming request.
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
-     * @param  \Closure $next
-     * @return mixed
+     * @param $request
+     * @param Closure $next
+     * @param $cache_lifetime
+     * @return JsonResponse
      */
-    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
+    public function handle($request, Closure $next, $cache_lifetime)
     {
         Log::debug('cache middleware invoked ...');
+        $cache_lifetime = intval($cache_lifetime);
         if ($request->getMethod() !== 'GET')
         {
             // short circuit
@@ -72,8 +73,6 @@ final class CacheMiddleware
             }
         }
 
-        $cache_lifetime = intval(Config::get('server.response_cache_lifetime', 300));
-
         if (str_contains($request->getPathInfo(), '/me'))
         {
             $key .= ':' . $this->context->getCurrentUserExternalId();
diff --git a/app/Http/routes.php b/app/Http/routes.php
index f1c0ee22..00999740 100644
--- a/app/Http/routes.php
+++ b/app/Http/routes.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 |
 */
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
+
 //OAuth2 Protected API
 Route::group(array(
     'namespace' => 'App\Http\Controllers',
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ Route::group(array(
 
         Route::group(array('prefix' => '{id}'), function () {
 
-            Route::get('', [ 'middleware' => 'cache', 'uses' => 'OAuth2SummitApiController@getSummit'])->where('id', 'current|[0-9]+');
+            Route::get('', [ 'middleware' => 'cache:'.Config::get('cache_api_response.get_summit_response_lifetime', 300), 'uses' => 'OAuth2SummitApiController@getSummit'])->where('id', 'current|[0-9]+');
 
             Route::get('entity-events', 'OAuth2SummitApiController@getSummitEntityEvents');
 
@@ -99,13 +101,13 @@ Route::group(array(
                 Route::group(array('prefix' => '{event_id}'), function () {
 
                     Route::get('', 'OAuth2SummitEventsApiController@getEvent');
-                    Route::get('/published', 'OAuth2SummitEventsApiController@getScheduledEvent');
+                    Route::get('/published', [ 'middleware' => 'cache:'.Config::get('cache_api_response.get_published_event_response_lifetime', 300), 'uses' => 'OAuth2SummitEventsApiController@getScheduledEvent']);
                     Route::put('', [ 'middleware' => 'auth.user:administrators', 'uses' => 'OAuth2SummitEventsApiController@updateEvent' ]);
                     Route::delete('', [ 'middleware' => 'auth.user:administrators', 'uses' => 'OAuth2SummitEventsApiController@deleteEvent' ]);
                     Route::put('/publish', [ 'middleware' => 'auth.user:administrators', 'uses' => 'OAuth2SummitEventsApiController@publishEvent']);
                     Route::delete('/publish', [ 'middleware' => 'auth.user:administrators', 'uses' => 'OAuth2SummitEventsApiController@unPublishEvent']);
                     Route::post('/feedback', 'OAuth2SummitEventsApiController@addEventFeedback');
-                    Route::get('/feedback/{attendee_id?}', 'OAuth2SummitEventsApiController@getEventFeedback')->where('attendee_id', 'me|[0-9]+');
+                    Route::get('/feedback/{attendee_id?}',  ['middleware' => 'cache:'.Config::get('cache_api_response.get_event_feedback_response_lifetime', 300), 'uses' => 'OAuth2SummitEventsApiController@getEventFeedback'] )->where('attendee_id', 'me|[0-9]+');
                 });
             });
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php
index 918250b1..400002df 100644
--- a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php
+++ b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class Summit extends SilverstripeBaseModel
     }
 
     /**
-     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="models\main\File", fetch="EAGER")
+     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="models\main\File")
      * @ORM\JoinColumn(name="LogoID", referencedColumnName="ID")
      * @var File
      */
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Summit/Doctrine/DoctrineSummitRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Summit/Doctrine/DoctrineSummitRepository.php
index fc1b58bb..235f2d69 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Summit/Doctrine/DoctrineSummitRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Summit/Doctrine/DoctrineSummitRepository.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php namespace repositories\summit;
+
 /**
  * Copyright 2016 OpenStack Foundation
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -12,15 +13,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Pagination\Paginator;
-use Doctrine\ORM\Query\Expr\Join;
 use models\summit\ISummitRepository;
 use models\summit\Summit;
 use repositories\SilverStripeDoctrineRepository;
-use utils\DoctrineJoinFilterMapping;
-use utils\Filter;
-use utils\PagingInfo;
-use utils\PagingResponse;
 
 /**
  * Class DoctrineSummitRepository
@@ -35,16 +30,16 @@ final class DoctrineSummitRepository extends SilverStripeDoctrineRepository impl
      */
     public function getCurrent()
     {
-        $res =  $this->getEntityManager()->createQueryBuilder()
+        $res = $this->getEntityManager()->createQueryBuilder()
             ->select("s")
             ->from(\models\summit\Summit::class, "s")
             ->where('s.active = 1')
-            ->orderBy('s.begin_date','DESC')
-            ->setCacheable(true)
-            ->setCacheRegion('current_summit_region')
+            ->orderBy('s.begin_date', 'DESC')
             ->getQuery()
+            ->setCacheable(true)
+            ->setCacheRegion("summit_region")
             ->getResult();
-        if(count($res) == 0) return null;
+        if (count($res) == 0) return null;
         return $res[0];
     }
 }
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diff --git a/config/cache_api_response.php b/config/cache_api_response.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6413add6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cache_api_response.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright 2016 OpenStack Foundation
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ **/
+
+return [
+    'get_summit_response_lifetime'          => env('CACHE_API_RESPONSE_GET_SUMMIT_LIFETIME', 300),
+    'get_event_feedback_response_lifetime'  => env('CACHE_API_RESPONSE_GET_EVENT_FEEDBACK_LIFETIME', 300),
+    'get_published_event_response_lifetime' => env('CACHE_API_RESPONSE_GET_PUBLISHED_EVENT_LIFETIME', 300),
+];
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