diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/flake.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/flake.py
index 28658f926..97b4f6215 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/flake.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/flake.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import json
 import logging
+import pickle
 import re
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
 from clan_cli.cmd import run
+from clan_cli.dirs import user_cache_dir
 from clan_cli.errors import ClanError
 from clan_cli.nix import nix_build, nix_command, nix_config, nix_test_store
 
@@ -290,6 +292,16 @@ class FlakeCache:
         selectors = split_selector(selector_str)
         return self.cache.is_cached(selectors)
 
+    def save_to_file(self, path: Path) -> None:
+        path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        with path.open("wb") as f:
+            pickle.dump(self.cache, f)
+
+    def load_from_file(self, path: Path) -> None:
+        if path.exists():
+            with path.open("rb") as f:
+                self.cache = pickle.load(f)
+
 
 @dataclass
 class Flake:
@@ -335,7 +347,6 @@ class Flake:
         return self._path
 
     def prefetch(self) -> None:
-        self._cache = FlakeCache()
         flake_prefetch = run(
             nix_command(
                 [
@@ -352,6 +363,12 @@ class Flake:
         flake_metadata = json.loads(flake_prefetch.stdout)
         self.store_path = flake_metadata["storePath"]
         self.hash = flake_metadata["hash"]
+
+        self._cache = FlakeCache()
+        self.flake_cache_path = Path(user_cache_dir()) / "clan" / "flakes" / self.hash
+        if self.flake_cache_path.exists():
+            self._cache.load_from_file(self.flake_cache_path)
+
         if flake_metadata["original"].get("url", "").startswith("file:"):
             self._is_local = True
             path = flake_metadata["original"]["url"].removeprefix("file://")
@@ -364,7 +381,7 @@ class Flake:
             self._is_local = False
             self._path = Path(self.store_path)
 
-    def prepare_cache(self, selectors: list[str]) -> None:
+    def get_from_nix(self, selectors: list[str]) -> None:
         if self._cache is None:
             self.prefetch()
         assert self._cache is not None
@@ -383,15 +400,18 @@ class Flake:
         if len(outputs) != len(selectors):
             msg = f"flake_prepare_cache: Expected {len(outputs)} outputs, got {len(outputs)}"
             raise ClanError(msg)
+        self._cache.load_from_file(self.flake_cache_path)
         for i, selector in enumerate(selectors):
             self._cache.insert(outputs[i], selector)
+        self._cache.save_to_file(self.flake_cache_path)
 
     def select(self, selector: str) -> Any:
         if self._cache is None:
             self.prefetch()
         assert self._cache is not None
 
+        self._cache.load_from_file(self.flake_cache_path)
         if not self._cache.is_cached(selector):
             log.info(f"Cache miss for {selector}")
-            self.prepare_cache([selector])
+            self.get_from_nix([selector])
         return self._cache.select(selector)
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_flake_caching.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_flake_caching.py
index b04dfffac..69f0223e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_flake_caching.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_flake_caching.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
-from clan_cli.flake import Flake, FlakeCacheEntry
+from clan_cli.flake import Flake, FlakeCache, FlakeCacheEntry
 from fixtures_flakes import ClanFlake
 
 
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ def test_select() -> None:
     test_cache = FlakeCacheEntry(testdict, [])
     assert test_cache["x"]["z"].value == "bla"
     assert test_cache.is_cached(["x", "z"])
+    assert not test_cache.is_cached(["x", "y", "z"])
     assert test_cache.select(["x", "y", 0]) == 123
     assert not test_cache.is_cached(["x", "z", 1])
 
@@ -34,3 +35,23 @@ def test_flake_caching(flake: ClanFlake) -> None:
         "machine2": "machine2",
         "machine3": "machine3",
     }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.with_core
+def test_cache_persistance(flake: ClanFlake) -> None:
+    m1 = flake.machines["machine1"]
+    m1["nixpkgs"]["hostPlatform"] = "x86_64-linux"
+    flake.refresh()
+
+    flake1 = Flake(str(flake.path))
+    flake2 = Flake(str(flake.path))
+    flake1.prefetch()
+    flake2.prefetch()
+    assert isinstance(flake1._cache, FlakeCache)  # noqa: SLF001
+    assert isinstance(flake2._cache, FlakeCache)  # noqa: SLF001
+    assert not flake1._cache.is_cached(  # noqa: SLF001
+        "nixosConfigurations.*.config.networking.hostName"
+    )
+    flake1.select("nixosConfigurations.*.config.networking.hostName")
+    flake2.prefetch()
+    assert flake2._cache.is_cached("nixosConfigurations.*.config.networking.hostName")  # noqa: SLF001