diff --git a/LocalLLMServerManager.Tests/AppSettingsTests.cs b/LocalLLMServerManager.Tests/AppSettingsTests.cs
index fe67f94..160921e 100644
--- a/LocalLLMServerManager.Tests/AppSettingsTests.cs
+++ b/LocalLLMServerManager.Tests/AppSettingsTests.cs
@@ -125,4 +125,14 @@ public void SettingsService_SaveAndLoad_RoundTripsSuccessfully()
             service.SaveSettings(original);
         }
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SettingsService_UsesCachedInstance_AfterInitialLoad()
+    {
+        var service = new SettingsService();
+        var firstLoad = service.LoadSettings();
+        var secondLoad = service.LoadSettings();
+
+        Assert.Same(firstLoad, secondLoad);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Services/SettingsService.cs b/Services/SettingsService.cs
index 6c03d1e..ace7049 100644
--- a/Services/SettingsService.cs
+++ b/Services/SettingsService.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace LocalLLMServerManager.Services;
 public class SettingsService : ISettingsService
 {
     private static readonly object SettingsLock = new();
+    private static AppSettings? _cachedSettings;
 
     public string SettingsFilePath()
     {
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ public AppSettings LoadSettings()
     {
         lock (SettingsLock)
         {
+            if (_cachedSettings != null)
+            {
+                return _cachedSettings;
+            }
+
             for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
             {
                 try
@@ -24,7 +30,8 @@ public AppSettings LoadSettings()
                     if (File.Exists(path))
                     {
                         var json = File.ReadAllText(path);
-                        return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<AppSettings>(json) ?? new AppSettings();
+                        _cachedSettings = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<AppSettings>(json) ?? new AppSettings();
+                        return _cachedSettings;
                     }
                     break;
                 }
@@ -33,7 +40,9 @@ public AppSettings LoadSettings()
                     Thread.Sleep(50);
                 }
             }
-            return new AppSettings();
+            
+            _cachedSettings = new AppSettings();
+            return _cachedSettings;
         }
     }
 
@@ -48,6 +57,9 @@ public void SaveSettings(AppSettings settings)
                     var path = SettingsFilePath();
                     var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(settings, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true });
                     File.WriteAllText(path, json);
+                    
+                    // Update cache after successful save
+                    _cachedSettings = settings;
                     break;
                 }
                 catch