diff --git a/packages/cubejs-query-orchestrator/src/orchestrator/QueryCache.ts b/packages/cubejs-query-orchestrator/src/orchestrator/QueryCache.ts
index 0887aac625065..1629cb2e8f371 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-query-orchestrator/src/orchestrator/QueryCache.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-query-orchestrator/src/orchestrator/QueryCache.ts
@@ -280,6 +280,26 @@ export class QueryCache {
       }
     }
 
+    if (forceNoCache) {
+      return {
+        data: this.cacheQueryResult(
+          query,
+          values,
+          cacheKey,
+          expireSecs,
+          {
+            priority: queuePriority,
+            forceNoCache,
+            external: queryBody.external,
+            requestId: queryBody.requestId,
+            dataSource: queryBody.dataSource,
+            persistent: queryBody.persistent,
+          }
+        ),
+        lastRefreshTime: await this.lastRefreshTime(cacheKey)
+      };
+    }
+
     // renewQuery has been deprecated, but keeping it for now
     if (queryBody.cacheMode === 'must-revalidate' || queryBody.renewQuery) {
       this.logger('Requested renew', { cacheKey, requestId: queryBody.requestId });
@@ -343,7 +363,6 @@ export class QueryCache {
       expireSecs,
       {
         priority: queuePriority,
-        forceNoCache,
         external: queryBody.external,
         requestId: queryBody.requestId,
         dataSource: queryBody.dataSource,
@@ -351,22 +370,20 @@ export class QueryCache {
       }
     );
 
-    if (!forceNoCache) {
-      this.startRenewCycle(
-        query,
-        values,
-        cacheKeyQueries,
-        expireSecs,
-        cacheKey,
-        renewalThreshold,
-        {
-          external: queryBody.external,
-          requestId: queryBody.requestId,
-          dataSource: queryBody.dataSource,
-          persistent: queryBody.persistent,
-        }
-      );
-    }
+    this.startRenewCycle(
+      query,
+      values,
+      cacheKeyQueries,
+      expireSecs,
+      cacheKey,
+      renewalThreshold,
+      {
+        external: queryBody.external,
+        requestId: queryBody.requestId,
+        dataSource: queryBody.dataSource,
+        persistent: queryBody.persistent,
+      }
+    );
 
     return {
       data: await mainPromise,
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-query-orchestrator/test/unit/QueryCache.abstract.ts b/packages/cubejs-query-orchestrator/test/unit/QueryCache.abstract.ts
index 58403e93f6504..3c687b2d2cd1a 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-query-orchestrator/test/unit/QueryCache.abstract.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-query-orchestrator/test/unit/QueryCache.abstract.ts
@@ -163,5 +163,33 @@ export const QueryCacheTest = (name: string, options: QueryCacheTestOptions) =>
       // @ts-ignore
       expect(key4.persistent).toEqual(false);
     });
+
+    it('bypass cache when forceNoCache=true', async () => {
+      let queryExecutionCount = 0;
+
+      const mockDriverFactory = jest.fn(() => ({
+        query: jest.fn(async () => {
+          queryExecutionCount++;
+        })
+      })) as any;
+
+      const cacheInstance = new QueryCache(
+        crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex'),
+        mockDriverFactory,
+        jest.fn(),
+        {
+          ...options,
+          queueOptions: async () => ({ concurrency: 1 }),
+        }
+      );
+
+      const queryBody = { query: 'select 1', values: [], forceNoCache: true };
+
+      await cacheInstance.cachedQueryResult(queryBody, []);
+      await cacheInstance.cachedQueryResult(queryBody, []);
+
+      expect(queryExecutionCount).toBe(2);
+      await cacheInstance.cleanup();
+    });
   });
 };