diff --git a/src/cal_tools/jungfrau/jfstrixel.py b/src/cal_tools/jungfrau/jfstrixel.py
index f4c26622c96f0ecfb9fb8d9028f4f9ad7a58b4a1..b388e5063430295174da65bbdee4a53476073796 100644
--- a/src/cal_tools/jungfrau/jfstrixel.py
+++ b/src/cal_tools/jungfrau/jfstrixel.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 
-import numpy as np
+from functools import lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import numpy as np
+
 REGULAR_SHAPE = (512, 1024)
 DIR_PATH = package_directory = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 
 
+@lru_cache
 def get_strixel_parameters(kind):
     """Returns a dictionary of strixel parameters stored in .npz file
     based on the given kind.