diff --git a/packages/view/src/Initializers/ViewCacheInitializer.php b/packages/view/src/Initializers/ViewCacheInitializer.php
index 3fcff7ad7..14befdca9 100644
--- a/packages/view/src/Initializers/ViewCacheInitializer.php
+++ b/packages/view/src/Initializers/ViewCacheInitializer.php
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ private function shouldCacheBeEnabled(): bool
             return false;
         }
 
-        return (bool) env('VIEW_CACHE', default: Environment::guessFromEnvironment());
+        return (bool) env('VIEW_CACHE', default: Environment::guessFromEnvironment()->requiresCaution());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Integration/View/ViewCacheTest.php b/tests/Integration/View/ViewCacheTest.php
index 86b609b99..a594a6166 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/View/ViewCacheTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/View/ViewCacheTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Tempest\Integration\View;
 
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
 use Tempest\View\ViewCache;
 use Tempest\View\ViewCachePool;
 use Tests\Tempest\Integration\FrameworkIntegrationTestCase;
@@ -42,9 +43,65 @@ protected function tearDown(): void
             rmdir(self::DIRECTORY);
         }
 
+        putenv('ENVIRONMENT=testing');
+        putenv('VIEW_CACHE=');
+        putenv('INTERNAL_CACHES=');
+
         parent::tearDown();
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function enabled_by_default_in_production(): void
+    {
+        putenv('ENVIRONMENT=production');
+
+        $this->container->unregister(ViewCache::class);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->container->get(ViewCache::class)->enabled);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function enabled_by_default_in_staging(): void
+    {
+        putenv('ENVIRONMENT=staging');
+
+        $this->container->unregister(ViewCache::class);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->container->get(ViewCache::class)->enabled);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function disabled_by_default_locally(): void
+    {
+        putenv('ENVIRONMENT=local');
+
+        $this->container->unregister(ViewCache::class);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($this->container->get(ViewCache::class)->enabled);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function overriden_by_internal_caches_in_production(): void
+    {
+        putenv('ENVIRONMENT=production');
+        putenv('INTERNAL_CACHES=false');
+
+        $this->container->unregister(ViewCache::class);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($this->container->get(ViewCache::class)->enabled);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function overriden_by_view_cache_locally(): void
+    {
+        putenv('ENVIRONMENT=local');
+        putenv('VIEW_CACHE=true');
+
+        $this->container->unregister(ViewCache::class);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->container->get(ViewCache::class)->enabled);
+    }
+
     public function test_view_cache(): void
     {
         $path = $this->viewCache->getCachedViewPath('path', fn () => 'hi');