diff --git a/controllers/acls.go b/controllers/acls.go
index f5bcad851..1bc2c61ca 100644
--- a/controllers/acls.go
+++ b/controllers/acls.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func getAcls(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "badrequest"))
 		return
 	}
-	acls, err := logic.ListAcls(models.NetworkID(netID))
+	acls, err := logic.ListAclsByNetwork(models.NetworkID(netID))
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Log(0, r.Header.Get("user"), "failed to get all network acl entries: ", err.Error())
 		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "internal"))
diff --git a/logic/acls.go b/logic/acls.go
index 12e74229a..97b0f7415 100644
--- a/logic/acls.go
+++ b/logic/acls.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func CreateDefaultAclNetworkPolicies(netID models.NetworkID) {
 	if netID.String() == "" {
 		return
 	}
-	_, _ = ListAcls(netID)
+	_, _ = ListAclsByNetwork(netID)
 	if !IsAclExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", netID, "all-nodes")) {
 		defaultDeviceAcl := models.Acl{
 			ID:        fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", netID, "all-nodes"),
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func CreateDefaultAclNetworkPolicies(netID models.NetworkID) {
 
 // DeleteDefaultNetworkPolicies - deletes all default network acl policies
 func DeleteDefaultNetworkPolicies(netId models.NetworkID) {
-	acls, _ := ListAcls(netId)
+	acls, _ := ListAclsByNetwork(netId)
 	for _, acl := range acls {
 		if acl.NetworkID == netId && acl.Default {
 			DeleteAcl(acl)
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func GetDefaultPolicy(netID models.NetworkID, ruleType models.AclPolicyType) (mo
 		srcMap = nil
 		dstMap = nil
 	}()
-	policies, _ := ListAcls(netID)
+	policies, _ := ListAclsByNetwork(netID)
 	for _, policy := range policies {
 		if !policy.Enabled {
 			continue
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func GetDefaultPolicy(netID models.NetworkID, ruleType models.AclPolicyType) (mo
 	return acl, nil
 }
 
-func listAcls() (acls []models.Acl) {
+func ListAcls() (acls []models.Acl) {
 	if servercfg.CacheEnabled() && len(aclCacheMap) > 0 {
 		return listAclFromCache()
 	}
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func listAcls() (acls []models.Acl) {
 
 // ListUserPolicies - lists all acl policies enforced on an user
 func ListUserPolicies(u models.User) []models.Acl {
-	allAcls := listAcls()
+	allAcls := ListAcls()
 	userAcls := []models.Acl{}
 	for _, acl := range allAcls {
 
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ func ListUserPolicies(u models.User) []models.Acl {
 
 // listPoliciesOfUser - lists all user acl policies applied to user in an network
 func listPoliciesOfUser(user models.User, netID models.NetworkID) []models.Acl {
-	allAcls := listAcls()
+	allAcls := ListAcls()
 	userAcls := []models.Acl{}
 	for _, acl := range allAcls {
 		if acl.NetworkID == netID && acl.RuleType == models.UserPolicy {
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func listPoliciesOfUser(user models.User, netID models.NetworkID) []models.Acl {
 
 // listDevicePolicies - lists all device policies in a network
 func listDevicePolicies(netID models.NetworkID) []models.Acl {
-	allAcls := listAcls()
+	allAcls := ListAcls()
 	deviceAcls := []models.Acl{}
 	for _, acl := range allAcls {
 		if acl.NetworkID == netID && acl.RuleType == models.DevicePolicy {
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ func listDevicePolicies(netID models.NetworkID) []models.Acl {
 }
 
 // ListAcls - lists all acl policies
-func ListAcls(netID models.NetworkID) ([]models.Acl, error) {
+func ListAclsByNetwork(netID models.NetworkID) ([]models.Acl, error) {
 
-	allAcls := listAcls()
+	allAcls := ListAcls()
 	netAcls := []models.Acl{}
 	for _, acl := range allAcls {
 		if acl.NetworkID == netID {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6cc217fbf..566d61cf9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ func initialize() { // Client Mode Prereq Check
 		logger.FatalLog("Error connecting to database: ", err.Error())
 	}
 	logger.Log(0, "database successfully connected")
+
+	//initialize cache
+	_, _ = logic.GetNetworks()
+	_, _ = logic.GetAllNodes()
+	_, _ = logic.GetAllHosts()
+	_, _ = logic.GetAllExtClients()
+	_ = logic.ListAcls()
+	_, _ = logic.GetAllEnrollmentKeys()
+
 	migrate.Run()
 
 	logic.SetJWTSecret()
diff --git a/migrate/migrate.go b/migrate/migrate.go
index b4a866ab7..19e9232aa 100644
--- a/migrate/migrate.go
+++ b/migrate/migrate.go
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import (
 
 // Run - runs all migrations
 func Run() {
-	_, _ = logic.GetAllNodes()
-	_, _ = logic.GetAllHosts()
 	updateEnrollmentKeys()
 	assignSuperAdmin()
 	createDefaultTagsAndPolicies()