diff --git a/src/libs/ontologyService.js b/src/libs/ontologyService.js
index b9e3380e7..482720c4c 100644
--- a/src/libs/ontologyService.js
+++ b/src/libs/ontologyService.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
-import { Notifications } from './utils';
-import { getOntologyUrl } from './ajax';
+import {Notifications} from './utils';
+import {getOntologyUrl} from './ajax';
+import {Storage as storage} from '../libs/storage';
 
 
 export const OntologyService = {
@@ -10,10 +11,17 @@ export const OntologyService = {
     }
     const baseURL = await getOntologyUrl();
     const params = {id: obolibraryURL};
-    try{
-      let resp = await axios.get(`${baseURL}/search`, {params});
-      return resp.data;
-    } catch(error) {
+    try {
+      const data = storage.getData(obolibraryURL);
+      if (data !== null) {
+        return JSON.parse(data);
+      } else {
+        const response = await axios.get(`${baseURL}/search`, {params});
+        const data = response.data;
+        storage.setData(obolibraryURL, JSON.stringify(data));
+        return data;
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
       Notifications.showError('Error: Ontology Search Request failed');
     }
   },