diff --git a/src/main/java/de/shiewk/smoderation/paper/SModerationPaper.java b/src/main/java/de/shiewk/smoderation/paper/SModerationPaper.java
index 69a6fcd..d9f7168 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/shiewk/smoderation/paper/SModerationPaper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/shiewk/smoderation/paper/SModerationPaper.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public final class SModerationPaper extends JavaPlugin {
     @Override
     public void onEnable() {
         if (isFeatureEnabled("punishments")) listen(new PunishmentListener(punishmentManager));
+        if (isFeatureEnabled("punishments")) listen(new CacheListener(punishmentManager));
         if (isFeatureEnabled("invsee")) listen(new InvSeeListener());
         if (isFeatureEnabled("enderchestsee")) listen(new EnderchestSeeListener());
         if (isFeatureEnabled("socialspy")) listen(new SocialSpyListener());
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/shiewk/smoderation/paper/listener/CacheListener.java b/src/main/java/de/shiewk/smoderation/paper/listener/CacheListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d97e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/shiewk/smoderation/paper/listener/CacheListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package de.shiewk.smoderation.paper.listener;
+
+import de.shiewk.smoderation.paper.punishments.PunishmentManager;
+import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
+import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent;
+
+import static de.shiewk.smoderation.paper.SModerationPaper.LOGGER;
+import static net.kyori.adventure.text.Component.translatable;
+
+public class CacheListener implements Listener {
+
+    private final PunishmentManager punishmentManager;
+
+    public CacheListener(PunishmentManager punishmentManager) {
+        this.punishmentManager = punishmentManager;
+    }
+
+    @EventHandler
+    public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event){
+        try {
+            punishmentManager.loadToCache(event.getPlayer().getUniqueId());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Failed to load punishments", e);
+            event.getPlayer().kick(translatable("mco.errorMessage.connectionFailure"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @EventHandler
+    public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event){
+        punishmentManager.removeFromCache(event.getPlayer().getUniqueId());
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/shiewk/smoderation/paper/punishments/PunishmentManager.java b/src/main/java/de/shiewk/smoderation/paper/punishments/PunishmentManager.java
index cd5ee7d..ae8592b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/shiewk/smoderation/paper/punishments/PunishmentManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/shiewk/smoderation/paper/punishments/PunishmentManager.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public final class PunishmentManager {
 
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PunishmentManager.class);
     private final Object2ObjectArrayMap<String, PunishmentFactory<?>> typeRegistry = new Object2ObjectArrayMap<>(1);
+    private final ConcurrentHashMap<UUID, List<Punishment>> cache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(1);
     private final Object ioLock = new Object();
     private final Path dataDir;
 
@@ -58,8 +60,13 @@ public final class PunishmentManager {
     }
 
     public List<Punishment> byTargetUUID(UUID target) {
+        List<Punishment> cached = cache.get(target);
+        if (cached != null) {
+            return cached;
+        }
         synchronized (ioLock) {
             Path file = getTargetFile(target);
+
             if (!Files.exists(file)) {
                 return List.of();
             }
@@ -129,6 +136,7 @@ public final class PunishmentManager {
                 writer.append('\n');
             }
         }
+        addToCachedList(punishment);
     }
 
     public @NotNull List<Punishment> getAll() throws IOException {
@@ -165,4 +173,21 @@ public final class PunishmentManager {
         }
     }
 
+    public void loadToCache(UUID uuid) {
+        removeFromCache(uuid);
+        cache.put(uuid, byTargetUUID(uuid));
+    }
+
+    public void removeFromCache(UUID uuid) {
+        cache.remove(uuid);
+    }
+
+    private void addToCachedList(Punishment punishment) {
+        cache.computeIfPresent(punishment.getTargetID(), (k, v) -> {
+            ObjectArrayList<Punishment> newList = new ObjectArrayList<>(v);
+            newList.add(punishment);
+            return List.copyOf(newList);
+        });
+    }
+
 }