diff --git a/gdeployfeatures/lv/lv.json b/gdeployfeatures/lv/lv.json
index 8324ae4e..90da94cf 100644
--- a/gdeployfeatures/lv/lv.json
+++ b/gdeployfeatures/lv/lv.json
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@
             "required": "false",
             "name": "ignore_lv_errors",
             "default": "yes"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "cachemode",
+            "required": "false",
+            "default": "writethrough"
           }
         ]
       },
diff --git a/playbooks/cache_setup.yml b/playbooks/cache_setup.yml
index 7e8d2856..5332225e 100644
--- a/playbooks/cache_setup.yml
+++ b/playbooks/cache_setup.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     ignore_errors: yes
 
   - name: Setup SSD for caching | Convert an existing logical volume to a cache pool LV
-    lv: action=convert lvtype=cache-pool
+    lv: action=convert lvtype=cache-pool cachemode="{{ cachemode }}"
         poolmetadata="{{ cache_meta_lv }}" poolmetadataspare=n
         vgname="{{ vgname }}" lvname="{{ cache_lv }}" force="{{ force }}"
     ignore_errors: yes