diff --git a/src/crewai/agents/agent_builder/base_agent.py b/src/crewai/agents/agent_builder/base_agent.py
index cf4fca304..4277e8145 100644
--- a/src/crewai/agents/agent_builder/base_agent.py
+++ b/src/crewai/agents/agent_builder/base_agent.py
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class BaseAgent(ABC, BaseModel):
                 self.create_agent_executor()
 
     def configure_executor(
-        self, cache_handler: CacheHandler, rpm_controller: RPMController
+        self, cache_handler: CacheHandler, rpm_controller: Optional[RPMController]
     ) -> None:
         """Configure the agent's executor with both cache and RPM handling.
 
diff --git a/src/crewai/crew.py b/src/crewai/crew.py
index 733f8f4c6..66698dd71 100644
--- a/src/crewai/crew.py
+++ b/src/crewai/crew.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
 
     __hash__ = object.__hash__  # type: ignore
     _execution_span: Any = PrivateAttr()
-    _rpm_controller: RPMController = PrivateAttr()
+    _rpm_controller: Optional[RPMController] = PrivateAttr()
     _logger: Logger = PrivateAttr()
     _file_handler: FileHandler = PrivateAttr()
     _cache_handler: InstanceOf[CacheHandler] = PrivateAttr(default=CacheHandler())
@@ -274,7 +274,10 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
         # Now inject these external dependencies into each agent
         for agent in self.agents:
             agent.crew = self  # ensure the agent's crew reference is set
-            agent.configure_executor(self._cache_handler, self._rpm_controller)
+            # If cache is disabled (_cache_handler is None) provide a new CacheHandler instance
+            agent.configure_executor(
+                self._cache_handler or CacheHandler(), self._rpm_controller
+            )
 
         return self