diff --git a/frontend/__tests__/utils/local-storage-with-schema.spec.ts b/frontend/__tests__/utils/local-storage-with-schema.spec.ts
index fa74cf0407d9..d722e579e1c5 100644
--- a/frontend/__tests__/utils/local-storage-with-schema.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/__tests__/utils/local-storage-with-schema.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe("local-storage-with-schema.ts", () => {
       fontSize: 16,
     };
 
-    const ls = new LocalStorageWithSchema({
+    let ls = new LocalStorageWithSchema({
       key: "config",
       schema: objectSchema,
       fallback: defaultObject,
@@ -37,144 +37,204 @@ describe("local-storage-with-schema.ts", () => {
       removeItemMock.mockReset();
     });
 
-    it("should save to localStorage if schema is correct and return true", () => {
-      const res = ls.set(defaultObject);
-
-      expect(localStorage.setItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        "config",
-        JSON.stringify(defaultObject)
-      );
-      expect(res).toBe(true);
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      ls = new LocalStorageWithSchema({
+        key: "config",
+        schema: objectSchema,
+        fallback: defaultObject,
+      });
     });
 
-    it("should fail to save to localStorage if schema is incorrect and return false", () => {
-      const obj = {
-        hi: "hello",
-      };
+    describe("set", () => {
+      it("should save to localStorage if schema is correct and return true", () => {
+        const res = ls.set(defaultObject);
 
-      const res = ls.set(obj as any);
+        expect(localStorage.setItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          "config",
+          JSON.stringify(defaultObject)
+        );
+        expect(res).toBe(true);
+      });
 
-      expect(localStorage.setItem).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(res).toBe(false);
-    });
+      it("should fail to save to localStorage if schema is incorrect and return false", () => {
+        const obj = {
+          hi: "hello",
+        };
 
-    it("should revert to the fallback value if localstorage is null", () => {
-      getItemMock.mockReturnValue(null);
+        const res = ls.set(obj as any);
 
-      const res = ls.get();
+        expect(localStorage.setItem).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(res).toBe(false);
+      });
 
-      expect(localStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith("config");
-      expect(localStorage.setItem).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(res).toEqual(defaultObject);
-    });
+      it("should update cache on set", () => {
+        ls.set(defaultObject);
 
-    it("should revert to the fallback value if localstorage json is malformed", () => {
-      getItemMock.mockReturnValue("badjson");
+        expect(ls.get()).toStrictEqual(defaultObject);
 
-      const res = ls.get();
+        const update = { ...defaultObject, fontSize: 5 };
+        ls.set(update);
 
-      expect(localStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith("config");
-      expect(localStorage.setItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        "config",
-        JSON.stringify(defaultObject)
-      );
-      expect(res).toEqual(defaultObject);
-    });
+        expect(ls.get()).toStrictEqual(update);
 
-    it("should get from localStorage", () => {
-      getItemMock.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify(defaultObject));
+        expect(getItemMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
 
-      const res = ls.get();
+      it("should get last valid value if schema is incorrect", () => {
+        ls.set(defaultObject);
 
-      expect(localStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith("config");
-      expect(localStorage.setItem).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(res).toEqual(defaultObject);
-    });
+        ls.set({ hi: "hello" } as any);
 
-    it("should revert to fallback value if no migrate function and schema failed", () => {
-      getItemMock.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ hi: "hello" }));
-      const ls = new LocalStorageWithSchema({
-        key: "config",
-        schema: objectSchema,
-        fallback: defaultObject,
+        expect(ls.get()).toEqual(defaultObject);
+
+        expect(setItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(getItemMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
+    });
 
-      const res = ls.get();
+    describe("get", () => {
+      it("should revert to the fallback value if localstorage is null", () => {
+        getItemMock.mockReturnValue(null);
 
-      expect(localStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith("config");
-      expect(localStorage.setItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        "config",
-        JSON.stringify(defaultObject)
-      );
-      expect(res).toEqual(defaultObject);
-    });
+        const res = ls.get();
+
+        expect(getItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("config");
+        expect(setItemMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(res).toEqual(defaultObject);
 
-    it("should migrate (when function is provided) if schema failed", () => {
-      const existingValue = { hi: "hello" };
+        //cache used
+        expect(ls.get()).toEqual(res);
+        expect(getItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      });
 
-      getItemMock.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify(existingValue));
+      it("should revert to the fallback value if localstorage json is malformed", () => {
+        getItemMock.mockReturnValue("badjson");
 
-      const migrated = {
-        punctuation: false,
-        mode: "time",
-        fontSize: 1,
-      };
+        const res = ls.get();
 
-      const migrateFnMock = vi.fn(() => migrated as any);
+        expect(getItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("config");
+        expect(setItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          "config",
+          JSON.stringify(defaultObject)
+        );
+        expect(res).toEqual(defaultObject);
 
-      const ls = new LocalStorageWithSchema({
-        key: "config",
-        schema: objectSchema,
-        fallback: defaultObject,
-        migrate: migrateFnMock,
+        //cache used
+        expect(ls.get()).toEqual(defaultObject);
+        expect(getItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
       });
 
-      const res = ls.get();
-
-      expect(localStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith("config");
-      expect(migrateFnMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        existingValue,
-        expect.any(Array)
-      );
-      expect(localStorage.setItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        "config",
-        JSON.stringify(migrated)
-      );
-      expect(res).toEqual(migrated);
-    });
+      it("should get from localStorage", () => {
+        getItemMock.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify(defaultObject));
 
-    it("should revert to fallback if migration ran but schema still failed", () => {
-      const existingValue = { hi: "hello" };
+        const res = ls.get();
 
-      getItemMock.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify(existingValue));
+        expect(getItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("config");
+        expect(setItemMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(res).toEqual(defaultObject);
 
-      const invalidMigrated = {
-        punctuation: 1,
-        mode: "time",
-        fontSize: 1,
-      };
+        //cache used
+        expect(ls.get()).toEqual(res);
+        expect(getItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      });
 
-      const migrateFnMock = vi.fn(() => invalidMigrated as any);
+      it("should revert to fallback value if no migrate function and schema failed", () => {
+        getItemMock.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ hi: "hello" }));
+        const ls = new LocalStorageWithSchema({
+          key: "config",
+          schema: objectSchema,
+          fallback: defaultObject,
+        });
+
+        const res = ls.get();
+
+        expect(getItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("config");
+        expect(setItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          "config",
+          JSON.stringify(defaultObject)
+        );
+        expect(res).toEqual(defaultObject);
+
+        //cache used
+        expect(ls.get()).toEqual(defaultObject);
+        expect(getItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      });
 
-      const ls = new LocalStorageWithSchema({
-        key: "config",
-        schema: objectSchema,
-        fallback: defaultObject,
-        migrate: migrateFnMock,
+      it("should migrate (when function is provided) if schema failed", () => {
+        const existingValue = { hi: "hello" };
+
+        getItemMock.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify(existingValue));
+
+        const migrated = {
+          punctuation: false,
+          mode: "time",
+          fontSize: 1,
+        };
+
+        const migrateFnMock = vi.fn(() => migrated as any);
+
+        const ls = new LocalStorageWithSchema({
+          key: "config",
+          schema: objectSchema,
+          fallback: defaultObject,
+          migrate: migrateFnMock,
+        });
+
+        const res = ls.get();
+
+        expect(getItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("config");
+        expect(migrateFnMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          existingValue,
+          expect.any(Array)
+        );
+        expect(setItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          "config",
+          JSON.stringify(migrated)
+        );
+        expect(res).toEqual(migrated);
+
+        //cache used
+        expect(ls.get()).toEqual(migrated);
+        expect(getItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
       });
 
-      const res = ls.get();
-
-      expect(localStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith("config");
-      expect(migrateFnMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        existingValue,
-        expect.any(Array)
-      );
-      expect(localStorage.setItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        "config",
-        JSON.stringify(defaultObject)
-      );
-      expect(res).toEqual(defaultObject);
+      it("should revert to fallback if migration ran but schema still failed", () => {
+        const existingValue = { hi: "hello" };
+
+        getItemMock.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify(existingValue));
+
+        const invalidMigrated = {
+          punctuation: 1,
+          mode: "time",
+          fontSize: 1,
+        };
+
+        const migrateFnMock = vi.fn(() => invalidMigrated as any);
+
+        const ls = new LocalStorageWithSchema({
+          key: "config",
+          schema: objectSchema,
+          fallback: defaultObject,
+          migrate: migrateFnMock,
+        });
+
+        const res = ls.get();
+
+        expect(getItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("config");
+        expect(migrateFnMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          existingValue,
+          expect.any(Array)
+        );
+        expect(setItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          "config",
+          JSON.stringify(defaultObject)
+        );
+        expect(res).toEqual(defaultObject);
+
+        //cache used
+        expect(ls.get()).toEqual(defaultObject);
+        expect(getItemMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      });
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/utils/local-storage-with-schema.ts b/frontend/src/ts/utils/local-storage-with-schema.ts
index 7d2477334cb0..64637f182973 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/utils/local-storage-with-schema.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/utils/local-storage-with-schema.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export class LocalStorageWithSchema<T> {
     value: Record<string, unknown> | unknown[],
     zodIssues?: ZodIssue[]
   ) => T;
+  private cache?: T;
 
   constructor(options: {
     key: string;
@@ -29,13 +30,18 @@ export class LocalStorageWithSchema<T> {
   }
 
   public get(): T {
-    console.debug(`LS ${this.key} Getting value from localStorage`);
+    if (this.cache !== undefined) {
+      console.debug(`LS ${this.key} Got cached value:`, this.cache);
+      return this.cache;
+    }
 
+    console.debug(`LS ${this.key} Getting value from localStorage`);
     const value = window.localStorage.getItem(this.key);
 
     if (value === null) {
       console.debug(`LS ${this.key} No value found, returning fallback`);
-      return this.fallback;
+      this.cache = this.fallback;
+      return this.cache;
     }
 
     let migrated = false;
@@ -49,12 +55,14 @@ export class LocalStorageWithSchema<T> {
             console.debug(
               `LS ${this.key} Migrating from old format to new format`
             );
-            return this.migrate(oldData, zodIssues);
+            this.cache = this.migrate(oldData, zodIssues);
+            return this.cache;
           } else {
             console.debug(
               `LS ${this.key} No migration function provided, returning fallback`
             );
-            return this.fallback;
+            this.cache = this.fallback;
+            return this.cache;
           }
         },
       })
@@ -65,7 +73,8 @@ export class LocalStorageWithSchema<T> {
         `LS ${this.key} Failed to parse from localStorage: ${error.message}`
       );
       window.localStorage.setItem(this.key, JSON.stringify(this.fallback));
-      return this.fallback;
+      this.cache = this.fallback;
+      return this.cache;
     }
 
     if (migrated || parsed === this.fallback) {
@@ -74,7 +83,8 @@ export class LocalStorageWithSchema<T> {
     }
 
     console.debug(`LS ${this.key} Got value:`, parsed);
-    return parsed;
+    this.cache = parsed;
+    return this.cache;
   }
 
   public set(data: T): boolean {
@@ -83,6 +93,7 @@ export class LocalStorageWithSchema<T> {
       const parsed = this.schema.parse(data);
       console.debug(`LS ${this.key} Setting in localStorage`);
       window.localStorage.setItem(this.key, JSON.stringify(parsed));
+      this.cache = parsed;
       return true;
     } catch (e) {
       let message = "Unknown error occurred";