diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b7c68e51e..da864e9fcf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ Changes before Tatum release are not documented in this file.
 - **BREAKING CHANGE:** Replace methods `StreamrClient#updateStream()` and `Stream#update()`: (https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2826, https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2855, https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2859, https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2862)
   - use `StreamrClient#setStreamMetadata()` and `Stream#setMetadata()` instead
   - both methods overwrite metadata instead of merging it
-- Change storage node address caching (https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2877, https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2878)
+- Caching changes:
+  - storage node addresses (https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2877, https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2878)
+  - stream metadata and permissions (https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2889)
 - Upgrade `StreamRegistry` from v4 to v5 (https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2780)
 - Network-level changes:
   - avoid routing through proxy connections (https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2801) 
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/StreamrClient.ts b/packages/sdk/src/StreamrClient.ts
index 88fd7dd2d8..eb8a2090c8 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/StreamrClient.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/StreamrClient.ts
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ export class StreamrClient {
      */
     async getStream(streamIdOrPath: string): Promise<Stream> {
         const streamId = await this.streamIdBuilder.toStreamID(streamIdOrPath)
-        const metadata = await this.streamRegistry.getStreamMetadata(streamId, false)
+        const metadata = await this.streamRegistry.getStreamMetadata(streamId)
         return new Stream(streamId, metadata, this)
     }
 
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ export class StreamrClient {
      */
     async isStreamPublisher(streamIdOrPath: string, userId: HexString): Promise<boolean> {
         const streamId = await this.streamIdBuilder.toStreamID(streamIdOrPath)
-        return this.streamRegistry.isStreamPublisher(streamId, toUserId(userId), false)
+        return this.streamRegistry.isStreamPublisher(streamId, toUserId(userId))
     }
 
     /**
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ export class StreamrClient {
      */
     async isStreamSubscriber(streamIdOrPath: string, userId: HexString): Promise<boolean> {
         const streamId = await this.streamIdBuilder.toStreamID(streamIdOrPath)
-        return this.streamRegistry.isStreamSubscriber(streamId, toUserId(userId), false)
+        return this.streamRegistry.isStreamSubscriber(streamId, toUserId(userId))
     }
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/contracts/StreamRegistry.ts b/packages/sdk/src/contracts/StreamRegistry.ts
index 52ef9c6e4e..2a3aca108c 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/contracts/StreamRegistry.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/contracts/StreamRegistry.ts
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ export class StreamRegistry {
             cacheKey: ([streamId]) => formCacheKeyPrefix(streamId)
         })
         this.isStreamPublisher_cached = new CachingMap((streamId: StreamID, userId: UserID) => {
-            return this.isStreamPublisher(streamId, userId, false)
+            return this.isStreamPublisherOrSubscriber_nonCached(streamId, userId, StreamPermission.PUBLISH)
         }, {
             ...config.cache,
             cacheKey: ([streamId, userId]) =>`${formCacheKeyPrefix(streamId)}${userId}`
         })
         this.isStreamSubscriber_cached = new CachingMap((streamId: StreamID, userId: UserID) => {
-            return this.isStreamSubscriber(streamId, userId, false)
+            return this.isStreamPublisherOrSubscriber_nonCached(streamId, userId, StreamPermission.SUBSCRIBE)
         }, {
             ...config.cache,
             cacheKey: ([streamId, userId]) =>`${formCacheKeyPrefix(streamId)}${userId}`
@@ -511,28 +511,16 @@ export class StreamRegistry {
     // Caching
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    getStreamMetadata(streamId: StreamID, useCache = true): Promise<StreamMetadata> {
-        if (useCache) {
-            return this.getStreamMetadata_cached.get(streamId)
-        } else {
-            return this.getStreamMetadata_nonCached(streamId)
-        }
+    getStreamMetadata(streamId: StreamID): Promise<StreamMetadata> {
+        return this.getStreamMetadata_cached.get(streamId)
     }
 
-    isStreamPublisher(streamId: StreamID, userId: UserID, useCache = true): Promise<boolean> {
-        if (useCache) {
-            return this.isStreamPublisher_cached.get(streamId, userId)
-        } else {
-            return this.isStreamPublisherOrSubscriber_nonCached(streamId, userId, StreamPermission.PUBLISH)
-        }
+    isStreamPublisher(streamId: StreamID, userId: UserID): Promise<boolean> {
+        return this.isStreamPublisher_cached.get(streamId, userId)
     }
 
-    isStreamSubscriber(streamId: StreamID, userId: UserID, useCache = true): Promise<boolean> {
-        if (useCache) {
-            return this.isStreamSubscriber_cached.get(streamId, userId)
-        } else {
-            return this.isStreamPublisherOrSubscriber_nonCached(streamId, userId, StreamPermission.SUBSCRIBE)
-        }
+    isStreamSubscriber(streamId: StreamID, userId: UserID): Promise<boolean> {
+        return this.isStreamSubscriber_cached.get(streamId, userId)
     }
 
     hasPublicSubscribePermission(streamId: StreamID): Promise<boolean> {