diff --git a/sites/all/themes/unl_wdn/template.php b/sites/all/themes/unl_wdn/template.php
index 711d03ec0daab1a3b13317daca3c51bd8a158a9f..7092fd11c8f6ce7386e91bd6b2fa38d519e0cc50 100644
--- a/sites/all/themes/unl_wdn/template.php
+++ b/sites/all/themes/unl_wdn/template.php
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ function unl_wdn_get_instance() {
   if (!$instance) {
     set_include_path(dirname(__FILE__) . '/lib/php');
     require_once "UNL/Templates.php";
+    require_once "UNL/Templates/CachingService/Null.php";
 
+    // Use NULL caching service so templates are pulled from local tpl_cache
+    UNL_Templates::setCachingService(new UNL_Templates_CachingService_Null());
     UNL_Templates::$options['version'] = UNL_Templates::VERSION3;
 
     // Set a default template