diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cf44158b6..3d910f86d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ dist
 dist/
 site/
 *.bat
-*.cache
+*.cache*
 *.sh
 !test/*.sh
 
diff --git a/src/igir.ts b/src/igir.ts
index 88b0a9210..859393e75 100644
--- a/src/igir.ts
+++ b/src/igir.ts
@@ -230,13 +230,17 @@ export default class Igir {
   }
 
   private async getCachePath(): Promise<string | undefined> {
-    const defaultFileName = `${Package.NAME}.cache`;
+    const defaultFileName = process.versions.bun
+      // As of v1.1.26, Bun uses a different serializer than V8, making cache files incompatible
+      // @see https://bun.sh/docs/runtime/nodejs-apis
+      ? `${Package.NAME}.bun.cache`
+      : `${Package.NAME}.cache`;
 
-    // Try to use the provided path
+    // First, try to use the provided path
     let cachePath = this.options.getCachePath();
     if (cachePath !== undefined && await FsPoly.isDirectory(cachePath)) {
       cachePath = path.join(cachePath, defaultFileName);
-      this.logger.warn(`A directory was provided for cache path instead of a file, using '${cachePath}' instead`);
+      this.logger.warn(`A directory was provided for the cache path instead of a file, using '${cachePath}' instead`);
     }
     if (cachePath !== undefined) {
       if (await FsPoly.isWritable(cachePath)) {
@@ -245,19 +249,33 @@ export default class Igir {
       this.logger.warn('Provided cache path isn\'t writable, using the default path');
     }
 
-    // Otherwise, use a default path
-    return [
+    const cachePathCandidates = [
       path.join(path.resolve(Package.DIRECTORY), defaultFileName),
       path.join(os.homedir(), defaultFileName),
       path.join(process.cwd(), defaultFileName),
     ]
       .filter((filePath) => filePath && !filePath.startsWith(os.tmpdir()))
-      .find(async (filePath) => {
-        if (await FsPoly.exists(filePath)) {
-          return true;
-        }
-        return FsPoly.isWritable(filePath);
-      });
+      .reduce(ArrayPoly.reduceUnique(), []);
+
+    // Next, try to use an already existing path
+    const exists = await Promise.all(
+      cachePathCandidates.map(async (pathCandidate) => FsPoly.exists(pathCandidate)),
+    );
+    const existsCachePath = cachePathCandidates.find((_, idx) => exists[idx]);
+    if (existsCachePath !== undefined) {
+      return existsCachePath;
+    }
+
+    // Next, try to find a writable path
+    const writable = await Promise.all(
+      cachePathCandidates.map(async (pathCandidate) => FsPoly.isWritable(pathCandidate)),
+    );
+    const writableCachePath = cachePathCandidates.find((_, idx) => writable[idx]);
+    if (writableCachePath !== undefined) {
+      return writableCachePath;
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
   }
 
   private async processDATScanner(fileFactory: FileFactory): Promise<DAT[]> {
diff --git a/src/polyfill/fsPoly.ts b/src/polyfill/fsPoly.ts
index 0439456d5..5718c60c5 100644
--- a/src/polyfill/fsPoly.ts
+++ b/src/polyfill/fsPoly.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export default class FsPoly {
       return false;
     } finally {
       if (!exists) {
-        await this.rm(filePath);
+        await this.rm(filePath, { force: true });
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/types/cache.ts b/src/types/cache.ts
index 3fa95c269..56cf61f6f 100644
--- a/src/types/cache.ts
+++ b/src/types/cache.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
-import util from 'node:util';
+import * as v8 from 'node:v8';
 import * as zlib from 'node:zlib';
 
 import { E_CANCELED, Mutex } from 'async-mutex';
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ import KeyedMutex from '../keyedMutex.js';
 import FsPoly from '../polyfill/fsPoly.js';
 import Timer from '../timer.js';
 
-interface CacheData {
-  data: string,
-}
-
 export interface CacheProps {
   filePath?: string,
   fileFlushMillis?: number,
@@ -109,8 +105,11 @@ export default class Cache<V> {
   }
 
   private setUnsafe(key: string, val: V): void {
+    const oldVal = this.keyValues.get(key);
     this.keyValues.set(key, val);
-    this.saveWithTimeout();
+    if (val !== oldVal) {
+      this.saveWithTimeout();
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -145,12 +144,13 @@ export default class Cache<V> {
     }
 
     try {
-      const cacheData = JSON.parse(
-        await fs.promises.readFile(this.filePath, { encoding: Cache.BUFFER_ENCODING }),
-      ) as CacheData;
-      const compressed = Buffer.from(cacheData.data, Cache.BUFFER_ENCODING);
-      const decompressed = await util.promisify(zlib.inflate)(compressed);
-      const keyValuesObject = JSON.parse(decompressed.toString(Cache.BUFFER_ENCODING));
+      const compressed = await fs.promises.readFile(this.filePath);
+      if (compressed.length === 0) {
+        return this;
+      }
+      // NOTE(cemmer): util.promisify(zlib.inflate) seems to have issues not throwing correctly
+      const decompressed = zlib.inflateSync(compressed);
+      const keyValuesObject = v8.deserialize(decompressed);
       const keyValuesEntries = Object.entries(keyValuesObject) as [string, V][];
       this.keyValues = new Map(keyValuesEntries);
     } catch { /* ignored */ }
@@ -187,11 +187,9 @@ export default class Cache<V> {
         }
 
         const keyValuesObject = Object.fromEntries(this.keyValues);
-        const decompressed = JSON.stringify(keyValuesObject);
-        const compressed = await util.promisify(zlib.deflate)(decompressed);
-        const cacheData = {
-          data: compressed.toString(Cache.BUFFER_ENCODING),
-        } satisfies CacheData;
+        const decompressed = v8.serialize(keyValuesObject);
+        // NOTE(cemmer): util.promisify(zlib.deflate) seems to have issues not throwing correctly
+        const compressed = zlib.deflateSync(decompressed);
 
         // Ensure the directory exists
         const dirPath = path.dirname(this.filePath);
@@ -203,7 +201,7 @@ export default class Cache<V> {
         const tempFile = await FsPoly.mktemp(this.filePath);
         await FsPoly.writeFile(
           tempFile,
-          JSON.stringify(cacheData),
+          compressed,
           { encoding: Cache.BUFFER_ENCODING },
         );