diff --git a/EmployeeDirectory/Services/EmployeeCacheService.swift b/EmployeeDirectory/Services/EmployeeCacheService.swift
index 8f68ebb..30358d0 100644
--- a/EmployeeDirectory/Services/EmployeeCacheService.swift
+++ b/EmployeeDirectory/Services/EmployeeCacheService.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import UIKit
 
 /// A service that handles image caching using memory, disk, and network in priority order.
 public class EmployeeCacheService {
+    private lazy var fileURL = cacheDirectory.appendingPathComponent("employees.json")
+    
     // MARK: - Properties
     public static let shared = EmployeeCacheService() // Default shared instance
 
@@ -30,15 +32,15 @@ public class EmployeeCacheService {
 
     public func save(from employees: Employees) throws {
         let data = try JSONEncoder().encode(employees)
-        try data.write(to: cacheDirectory.appendingPathComponent("employees.json"))
+        try data.write(to: fileURL)
     }
 
     public func load() throws -> Employees {
-        let data = try Data(contentsOf: cacheDirectory.appendingPathComponent("employees.json"))
+        let data = try Data(contentsOf: fileURL)
         return try JSONDecoder().decode(Employees.self, from: data)
     }
     
     public func clear() {
-        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: cacheDirectory.appendingPathComponent("employees.json"))
+        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: fileURL)
     }
 }