diff --git a/cake/libs/view/view.php b/cake/libs/view/view.php
index 276265515b6..6702ca0b8a4 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/view.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/view.php
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class View extends Object {
  * @access public
  */
 	var $subDir = null;
-	
+
 /**
  * Theme name.
  *
@@ -357,9 +357,11 @@ function element($name, $params = array(), $loadHelpers = false) {
 			if (is_array($params['cache'])) {
 				$expires = $params['cache']['time'];
 				$key = Inflector::slug($params['cache']['key']);
-			} elseif ($params['cache'] !== true) {
-				$expires = $params['cache'];
+			} else {
 				$key = implode('_', array_keys($params));
+				if ($params['cache'] !== true) {
+					$expires = $params['cache'];
+				}
 			}
 
 			if ($expires) {
@@ -503,7 +505,7 @@ function renderLayout($content_for_layout, $layout = null) {
 	}
 
 /**
- * Fire a callback on all loaded Helpers. All helpers must implement this method, 
+ * Fire a callback on all loaded Helpers. All helpers must implement this method,
  * it is not checked before being called.  You can add additional helper callbacks in AppHelper.
  *
  * @param string $callback name of callback fire.
@@ -526,7 +528,7 @@ function _triggerHelpers($callback) {
 	}
 
 /**
- * Render cached view. Works in concert with CacheHelper and Dispatcher to 
+ * Render cached view. Works in concert with CacheHelper and Dispatcher to
  * render cached view files.
  *
  * @param string $filename the cache file to include
@@ -866,7 +868,7 @@ function _getViewFileName($name = null) {
 			}
 		}
 		$paths = $this->_paths(Inflector::underscore($this->plugin));
-		
+
 		$exts = $this->_getExtensions();
 		foreach ($exts as $ext) {
 			foreach ($paths as $path) {
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/view.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/view.test.php
index 5b3d1cf5cfa..da1f136a674 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/view.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/view.test.php
@@ -474,10 +474,10 @@ function testAddInlineScripts() {
 	function testElement() {
 		$result = $this->View->element('test_element');
 		$this->assertEqual($result, 'this is the test element');
-		
+
 		$result = $this->View->element('plugin_element', array('plugin' => 'test_plugin'));
 		$this->assertEqual($result, 'this is the plugin element using params[plugin]');
-		
+
 		$this->View->plugin = 'test_plugin';
 		$result = $this->View->element('test_plugin_element');
 		$this->assertEqual($result, 'this is the test set using View::$plugin plugin element');
@@ -557,6 +557,14 @@ function testElementCache() {
 		}
 		$this->assertTrue($cached);
 
+		$cached = false;
+		$result = $View->element($element, array('cache' => true, 'param' => 'val'));
+		if (file_exists(CACHE . 'views' . DS . 'element_cache_param_'.$element)) {
+			$cached = true;
+			unlink(CACHE . 'views' . DS . 'element_cache_param_'.$element);
+		}
+		$this->assertTrue($cached);
+
 		$cached = false;
 		$result = $View->element($element, array('cache'=>'+1 second', 'other_param'=> true, 'anotherParam'=> true));
 		if (file_exists(CACHE . 'views' . DS . 'element_cache_other_param_anotherParam_'.$element)) {
@@ -947,7 +955,7 @@ function testSet() {
 
 		$View->set(array('key3' => 'value3'));
 		$this->assertIdentical($View->getVar('key3'), 'value3');
-		
+
 		$View->viewVars = array();
 		$View->set(array(3 => 'three', 4 => 'four'));
 		$View->set(array(1 => 'one', 2 => 'two'));
@@ -970,7 +978,7 @@ function testEntityReference() {
 		$View->association = 'Comment';
 		$View->field = 'user_id';
 		$this->assertEqual($View->entity(), array('Comment', 'user_id'));
-		
+
 		$View->model = 0;
 		$View->association = null;
 		$View->field = 'Node';
@@ -978,7 +986,7 @@ function testEntityReference() {
 		$View->entityPath = '0.Node.title';
 		$expected = array(0, 'Node', 'title');
 		$this->assertEqual($View->entity(), $expected);
-		
+
 		$View->model = 'HelperTestTag';
 		$View->field = 'HelperTestTag';
 		$View->modelId = null;