diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ee50abe4f..d5f2911e30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ You can find and compare releases at the [GitHub release page](https://github.co
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## v6.62.2
+
+### Changed
+
+- Simplify cache configuration access https://github.com/nuwave/lighthouse/pull/2706
+
 ## v6.62.1
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/GraphQL.php b/src/GraphQL.php
index 1cf90c1ebc..99f0276e6e 100644
--- a/src/GraphQL.php
+++ b/src/GraphQL.php
@@ -281,18 +281,18 @@ public function executeOperation(OperationParams $params, GraphQLContext $contex
      */
     public function parse(string $query, string $hash): DocumentNode
     {
-        $cacheConfig = $this->configRepository->get('lighthouse.query_cache');
+        $queryCacheConfig = $this->configRepository->get('lighthouse.query_cache');
 
-        if (! $cacheConfig['enable']) {
+        if (! $queryCacheConfig['enable']) {
             return $this->parseQuery($query);
         }
 
         $cacheFactory = Container::getInstance()->make(CacheFactory::class);
-        $store = $cacheFactory->store($cacheConfig['store']);
+        $store = $cacheFactory->store($queryCacheConfig['store']);
 
         return $store->remember(
             "lighthouse:query:{$hash}",
-            $cacheConfig['ttl'],
+            $queryCacheConfig['ttl'],
             fn (): DocumentNode => $this->parseQuery($query),
         );
     }
@@ -319,17 +319,17 @@ public function toSerializableArray(ExecutionResult $result): array
     public function loadPersistedQuery(string $sha256hash): DocumentNode
     {
         $lighthouseConfig = $this->configRepository->get('lighthouse');
-        $cacheConfig = $lighthouseConfig['query_cache'] ?? null;
+        $queryCacheConfig = $lighthouseConfig['query_cache'];
         if (
-            ! ($lighthouseConfig['persisted_queries'] ?? false)
-            || ! ($cacheConfig['enable'] ?? false)
+            ! $lighthouseConfig['persisted_queries']
+            || ! $queryCacheConfig['enable']
         ) {
             // https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/blob/37a5c862261806817a1d71852c4e1d9cdb59eab2/packages/apollo-server-errors/src/index.ts#L240-L248
             throw new Error('PersistedQueryNotSupported', null, null, [], null, null, ['code' => 'PERSISTED_QUERY_NOT_SUPPORTED']);
         }
 
         $cacheFactory = Container::getInstance()->make(CacheFactory::class);
-        $store = $cacheFactory->store($cacheConfig['store']);
+        $store = $cacheFactory->store($queryCacheConfig['store']);
 
         return $store->get("lighthouse:query:{$sha256hash}")
             // https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/blob/37a5c862261806817a1d71852c4e1d9cdb59eab2/packages/apollo-server-errors/src/index.ts#L230-L239
@@ -407,17 +407,17 @@ protected function validateCacheableRules(
             return DocumentValidator::validate($schema, $query, $validationRules); // @phpstan-ignore return.type (TODO remove ignore when requiring a newer version of webonyx/graphql-php)
         }
 
-        $cacheConfig = $this->configRepository->get('lighthouse.validation_cache');
+        $validationCacheConfig = $this->configRepository->get('lighthouse.validation_cache');
 
-        if (! isset($cacheConfig['enable']) || ! $cacheConfig['enable']) {
+        if (! $validationCacheConfig['enable']) {
             return DocumentValidator::validate($schema, $query, $validationRules); // @phpstan-ignore return.type (TODO remove ignore when requiring a newer version of webonyx/graphql-php)
         }
 
-        $cacheKey = "lighthouse:validation:{$schemaHash}:{$queryHash}";
-
         $cacheFactory = Container::getInstance()->make(CacheFactory::class);
+        $store = $cacheFactory->store($validationCacheConfig['store']);
+
+        $cacheKey = "lighthouse:validation:{$schemaHash}:{$queryHash}";
 
-        $store = $cacheFactory->store($cacheConfig['store']);
         $cachedResult = $store->get($cacheKey);
         if ($cachedResult !== null) {
             return $cachedResult;
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ protected function validateCacheableRules(
             return $result; // @phpstan-ignore return.type (TODO remove ignore when requiring a newer version of webonyx/graphql-php)
         }
 
-        $store->put($cacheKey, $result, $cacheConfig['ttl']);
+        $store->put($cacheKey, $result, $validationCacheConfig['ttl']);
 
         return $result;
     }
diff --git a/tests/Integration/ValidationCachingTest.php b/tests/Integration/ValidationCachingTest.php
index f5dadd1042..c211c6183c 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/ValidationCachingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/ValidationCachingTest.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Factory as CacheFactory;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Config\Repository as ConfigRepository;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher as EventsDispatcher;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 use Tests\Utils\Queries\Foo;
@@ -74,29 +73,6 @@ public function testDisabled(): void
         $event->assertDispatchedTimes(KeyWritten::class, 0);
     }
 
-    public function testConfigMissing(): void
-    {
-        $config = $this->app->make(ConfigRepository::class);
-        $config->set('lighthouse.query_cache.enable', false);
-        $config->set('lighthouse.validation_cache', null);
-
-        $event = Event::fake();
-
-        $this->graphQL(/** @lang GraphQL */ '
-        {
-            foo
-        }
-        ')->assertExactJson([
-            'data' => [
-                'foo' => Foo::THE_ANSWER,
-            ],
-        ]);
-
-        $event->assertDispatchedTimes(CacheMissed::class, 0);
-        $event->assertDispatchedTimes(CacheHit::class, 0);
-        $event->assertDispatchedTimes(KeyWritten::class, 0);
-    }
-
     public function testErrorsAreNotCached(): void
     {
         $config = $this->app->make(ConfigRepository::class);