diff --git a/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb b/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb
index a87117aee..334619f17 100644
--- a/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/catalog_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class CatalogController < ApplicationController
-  caches_page :show, expires_in: 24.hours
+  caches_page :show
   caches_action :index, expires_in: 12.hours, cache_path: Proc.new { |c| c.request.url }
 
   include FacetParamsDedupe
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class CatalogController < ApplicationController
   include ServerErrors
   include LCClassifications
 
+  skip_forgery_protection only: [:index]
   before_action :authenticate_purchase_order!, only: [ :purchase_order, :purchase_order_action ]
   before_action :set_thread_request
   before_action only: :index do
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 085398f40..cd2e7556b 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
   # Enable/disable caching. By default caching is disabled.
   # Run rails dev:cache to toggle caching.
+  config.cache_store = :mem_cache_store, nil, { pool_size: 10, pool_timeout: 5 }
+
   if Rails.root.join("tmp", "caching-dev.txt").exist?
     config.action_controller.perform_caching = true
     config.action_controller.enable_fragment_cache_logging = true
@@ -89,4 +91,6 @@
 
   # Uncomment if you wish to allow Action Cable access from any origin.
   # config.action_cable.disable_request_forgery_protection = true
+
+  config.action_controller.page_cache_directory = Rails.root.join("tmp", "cached_pages")
 end
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 30b8a0f94..5aace215e 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -136,4 +136,5 @@
   # config.active_record.database_resolver = ActiveRecord::Middleware::DatabaseSelector::Resolver
   # config.active_record.database_resolver_context = ActiveRecord::Middleware::DatabaseSelector::Resolver::Session
   Deprecation.default_deprecation_behavior = :silence
+  config.action_controller.page_cache_directory = Rails.root.join("public", "cached_pages")
 end