diff --git a/src/workerd/api/http-test.wd-test b/src/workerd/api/http-test.wd-test
index 8a588eec931..629ab38e36b 100644
--- a/src/workerd/api/http-test.wd-test
+++ b/src/workerd/api/http-test.wd-test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const unitTests :Workerd.Config = (
           ( name = "SERVICE", service = "http-test" )
         ],
         compatibilityDate = "2023-08-01",
-        compatibilityFlags = ["nodejs_compat", "service_binding_extra_handlers", "cache_header_enabled"],
+        compatibilityFlags = ["nodejs_compat", "service_binding_extra_handlers", "cache_option_enabled"],
       )
     ),
   ],
diff --git a/src/workerd/api/http.c++ b/src/workerd/api/http.c++
index e4d8a792d33..2dd1463bd2d 100644
--- a/src/workerd/api/http.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/api/http.c++
@@ -1076,10 +1076,9 @@ jsg::Ref<Request> Request::constructor(
         }
 
         KJ_IF_SOME(c, initDict.cache) {
-          bool cacheHeaderEnabled = FeatureFlags::get(js).getCacheHeaderEnabled();
-          if(!cacheHeaderEnabled) {
-            JSG_FAIL_REQUIRE(TypeError, kj::str("Unsupported cache mode: ", c, "\nYou may need to enable a compatability flag."));
-          }
+          JSG_REQUIRE(FeatureFlags::get(js).getCacheOptionEnabled(), TypeError, kj::str(
+            "Unsupported cache mode: ", c,
+            "\nYou may need to enable the cache_option_enabled compatability flag."));
           cacheMode = getCacheModeFromName(c);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/workerd/io/compatibility-date.capnp b/src/workerd/io/compatibility-date.capnp
index 3425b4f6669..6c858b3cba2 100644
--- a/src/workerd/io/compatibility-date.capnp
+++ b/src/workerd/io/compatibility-date.capnp
@@ -505,9 +505,9 @@ struct CompatibilityFlags @0x8f8c1b68151b6cef {
       $experimental;
   # Enables of the new module registry implementation.
 
-  cacheHeaderEnabled @53 :Bool
-    $compatEnableFlag("cache_header_enabled")
-    $compatDisableFlag("cache_header_disabled")
+  cacheOptionEnabled @53 :Bool
+    $compatEnableFlag("cache_option_enabled")
+    $compatDisableFlag("cache_option_disabled")
     $experimental;
   # Enables the use of no-cache and no-store headers from requests
 }