diff --git a/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/OkHttpCachePlugin.java b/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/OkHttpCachePlugin.java
index a8722bb8..64b331e1 100644
--- a/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/OkHttpCachePlugin.java
+++ b/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/OkHttpCachePlugin.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 /**
  * @author Lars Grefer
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("LombokGetterMayBeUsed")
 @Deprecated
 public class OkHttpCachePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 
diff --git a/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/OkHttpExtension.java b/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/OkHttpExtension.java
index 2e827ad0..9d0f3619 100644
--- a/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/OkHttpExtension.java
+++ b/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/OkHttpExtension.java
@@ -3,8 +3,21 @@
 import okhttp3.logging.HttpLoggingInterceptor;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
 
+/**
+ * @author Lars Grefer
+ */
 public abstract class OkHttpExtension {
 
     public abstract Property<HttpLoggingInterceptor.Level> getLoggingLevel();
 
+    /**
+     * Size in bytes for the internal {@link okhttp3.Cache HTTP cache}.
+     * Setting this to 0 disables the cache.
+     */
+    public abstract Property<Integer> getCacheSize();
+
+    public abstract Property<Boolean> getForceCache();
+
+    public abstract Property<Boolean> getForceNetwork();
+
 }
diff --git a/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/OkHttpPlugin.java b/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/OkHttpPlugin.java
index 65623ee3..1d6a1bd8 100644
--- a/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/OkHttpPlugin.java
+++ b/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/OkHttpPlugin.java
@@ -20,8 +20,21 @@ public void apply(Project project) {
         okHttpExtension = project.getExtensions().create("okHttp", OkHttpExtension.class);
         okHttpExtension.getLoggingLevel().convention(project.provider(this::getLevel));
 
+        okHttpExtension.getCacheSize().convention(10 * 1024 * 1024);
+
+        okHttpExtension.getForceCache().convention(
+                project.getGradle().getStartParameter().isOffline()
+        );
+
+        okHttpExtension.getForceNetwork().convention(
+                project.getGradle().getGradle().getStartParameter().isRefreshDependencies()
+        );
+
         project.getTasks().withType(OkHttpTask.class).configureEach(okHttpTask -> {
             okHttpTask.getLoggingLevel().convention(okHttpExtension.getLoggingLevel());
+            okHttpTask.getCacheSize().convention(okHttpExtension.getCacheSize());
+            okHttpTask.getForceCache().convention(okHttpExtension.getForceCache());
+            okHttpTask.getForceNetwork().convention(okHttpExtension.getForceNetwork());
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/tasks/OkHttpRequestTask.java b/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/tasks/OkHttpRequestTask.java
index 33693005..e6061fa3 100644
--- a/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/tasks/OkHttpRequestTask.java
+++ b/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/tasks/OkHttpRequestTask.java
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 package io.freefair.gradle.plugins.okhttp.tasks;
 
-import io.freefair.gradle.plugins.okhttp.internal.CacheControlInterceptor;
 import io.freefair.gradle.plugins.okhttp.internal.ProgressInterceptor;
 import io.freefair.gradle.plugins.okhttp.internal.ProgressListener;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
-import okhttp3.*;
-import okhttp3.logging.HttpLoggingInterceptor;
-import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask;
+import okhttp3.Credentials;
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
+import okhttp3.Request;
+import okhttp3.Response;
 import org.gradle.api.GradleException;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.MapProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.Console;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Optional;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction;
@@ -22,6 +21,8 @@
 import java.time.Duration;
 
 /**
+ * Base class for tasks which execute exactly one {@link Request HTTP Request}.
+ *
  * @author Lars Grefer
  */
 public abstract class OkHttpRequestTask extends OkHttpTask {
@@ -50,17 +51,14 @@ public void executeRequest() throws IOException {
 
         Request request = buildRequest(new Request.Builder()).build();
 
-        OkHttpClient client = getOkHttpClient();
-
-        client = client.newBuilder()
+        OkHttpClient client = getOkHttpClient()
+                .newBuilder()
                 .addNetworkInterceptor(new ProgressInterceptor(new GradleProcessListener(progressLogger)))
                 .build();
 
         progressLogger.start(request.toString(), "Call");
 
-        Call call = client.newCall(request);
-
-        try (Response response = call.execute()) {
+        try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
             handleResponse(response);
         } finally {
             progressLogger.completed();
diff --git a/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/tasks/OkHttpTask.java b/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/tasks/OkHttpTask.java
index 772bc8f6..2985a980 100644
--- a/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/tasks/OkHttpTask.java
+++ b/okhttp-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/okhttp/tasks/OkHttpTask.java
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 
+/**
+ * Base class for tasks using an {@link OkHttpClient}.
+ *
+ * @author Lars Grefer
+ */
 public abstract class OkHttpTask extends DefaultTask {
 
     @Console
@@ -58,20 +63,20 @@ protected OkHttpClient buildOkHttpClient() {
 
         if (cacheDir != null && cacheSize > 1) {
             Cache cache = new Cache(cacheDir, cacheSize);
-            builder = builder.cache(cache);
+            builder.cache(cache);
         }
 
         if (getForceCache().getOrElse(false)) {
-            builder = builder.addInterceptor(new CacheControlInterceptor(CacheControl.FORCE_CACHE));
+            builder.addInterceptor(new CacheControlInterceptor(CacheControl.FORCE_CACHE));
         }
         else if (getForceNetwork().getOrElse(false)) {
-            builder = builder.addInterceptor(new CacheControlInterceptor(CacheControl.FORCE_NETWORK));
+            builder.addInterceptor(new CacheControlInterceptor(CacheControl.FORCE_NETWORK));
         }
 
         if (getLoggingLevel().isPresent()) {
             HttpLoggingInterceptor loggingInterceptor = new HttpLoggingInterceptor(s -> getLogger().lifecycle(s));
             loggingInterceptor.level(getLoggingLevel().get());
-            builder = builder.addInterceptor(loggingInterceptor);
+            builder.addInterceptor(loggingInterceptor);
         }
 
         return builder.build();