diff --git a/openapi-generator-annotations/lib/src/openapi_generator_annotations_base.dart b/openapi-generator-annotations/lib/src/openapi_generator_annotations_base.dart
index d7c73ac..712cdce 100644
--- a/openapi-generator-annotations/lib/src/openapi_generator_annotations_base.dart
+++ b/openapi-generator-annotations/lib/src/openapi_generator_annotations_base.dart
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ class Openapi {
   /// Include in depth logging output from run commands.
   final bool debugLogging;
 
+  /// Whether to disable caching the spec file. Defaults to `true` if the
+  /// [inputSpec] is not a [RemoteSpec].
+  final bool disableCache;
+
   const Openapi({
     this.additionalProperties,
     this.skipSpecValidation = false,
@@ -129,7 +133,8 @@ class Openapi {
     this.cachePath,
     this.projectPubspecPath,
     this.debugLogging = false,
-  });
+    bool? disableCache,
+  }) : disableCache = disableCache ?? inputSpec is! RemoteSpec;
 }
 
 /// Provides the input spec file to be used.
diff --git a/openapi-generator/lib/src/models/generator_arguments.dart b/openapi-generator/lib/src/models/generator_arguments.dart
index 2cbcbba..3da2014 100644
--- a/openapi-generator/lib/src/models/generator_arguments.dart
+++ b/openapi-generator/lib/src/models/generator_arguments.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ class GeneratorArguments {
   ///
   /// The default location is: .dart_tool/openapi-generator-cache.json
   final String cachePath;
+
+  /// Informs the generator to disable the cache.
+  final bool disableCache;
+
   final bool isDebug;
 
   /// Use a custom pubspec file when generating.
@@ -112,7 +116,8 @@ class GeneratorArguments {
             '${Directory.current.path}${Platform.pathSeparator}pubspec.yaml'),
         isDebug = annotations.readPropertyOrDefault('debugLogging', false),
         inputSpec =
-            annotations.readPropertyOrDefault('inputSpec', InputSpec.json());
+            annotations.readPropertyOrDefault('inputSpec', InputSpec.json()),
+        disableCache = annotations.readPropertyOrDefault('disableCache', false);
 
   /// The stringified name of the [Generator].
   String get generatorName => generator == Generator.dart
diff --git a/openapi-generator/lib/src/openapi_generator_runner.dart b/openapi-generator/lib/src/openapi_generator_runner.dart
index c92a140..cf5827d 100755
--- a/openapi-generator/lib/src/openapi_generator_runner.dart
+++ b/openapi-generator/lib/src/openapi_generator_runner.dart
@@ -170,32 +170,41 @@ class OpenapiGenerator extends GeneratorForAnnotation<annots.Openapi> {
         await runOpenApiJar(arguments: args);
         await fetchDependencies(baseCommand: baseCommand, args: args);
         await generateSources(baseCommand: baseCommand, args: args);
-        if (!args.hasLocalCache) {
+        if (args.disableCache) {
           logOutputMessage(
             log: log,
             communication: OutputMessage(
-              message: 'No local cache found. Creating one.',
-              level: Level.CONFIG,
+              message: 'Cache disabled. Skipping cache update.',
             ),
           );
         } else {
+          if (!args.hasLocalCache) {
+            logOutputMessage(
+              log: log,
+              communication: OutputMessage(
+                message: 'No local cache found. Creating one.',
+                level: Level.CONFIG,
+              ),
+            );
+          } else {
+            logOutputMessage(
+              log: log,
+              communication: OutputMessage(
+                message: 'Local cache found. Overwriting existing one.',
+                level: Level.CONFIG,
+              ),
+            );
+          }
+          await cacheSpec(
+              outputLocation: args.cachePath,
+              spec: await loadSpec(specConfig: args.inputSpec));
           logOutputMessage(
             log: log,
             communication: OutputMessage(
-              message: 'Local cache found. Overwriting existing one.',
-              level: Level.CONFIG,
+              message: 'Successfully cached spec changes.',
             ),
           );
         }
-        await cacheSpec(
-            outputLocation: args.cachePath,
-            spec: await loadSpec(specConfig: args.inputSpec));
-        logOutputMessage(
-          log: log,
-          communication: OutputMessage(
-            message: 'Successfully cached spec changes.',
-          ),
-        );
       }
     } catch (e, st) {
       logOutputMessage(