diff --git a/frappe/website/render.py b/frappe/website/render.py
index 5c19a3eb25..a8feb2650e 100644
--- a/frappe/website/render.py
+++ b/frappe/website/render.py
@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ def get_website_rules():
 
 		return rules
 
+	if frappe.local.dev_server:
+		# dont cache in development
+		return _get()
+
 	return frappe.cache().get_value('website_route_rules', _get)
 
 def set_content_type(response, data, path):