diff --git a/lib/request_cache/con_cache_store.ex b/lib/request_cache/con_cache_store.ex
index 0f6fe5b..1df255c 100644
--- a/lib/request_cache/con_cache_store.ex
+++ b/lib/request_cache/con_cache_store.ex
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ cond do
       @default_name RequestCache.Config.default_concache_opts()[:name]
 
       def start_link(opts \\ []) do
-        opts = Keyword.merge(RequestCache.Config.default_concache_opts(), opts)
+        opts = RequestCache.Config.default_concache_opts()
+          |> Keyword.merge(opts)
+          |> Keyword.put_new(:global_ttl, :timer.hours(1))
 
         ConCache.start_link(opts)
       end
diff --git a/lib/request_cache/config.ex b/lib/request_cache/config.ex
index 1a38a15..82e2b47 100644
--- a/lib/request_cache/config.ex
+++ b/lib/request_cache/config.ex
@@ -31,13 +31,22 @@ defmodule RequestCache.Config do
     !!Application.get_env(@app, :enabled?, true)
   end
 
+  def allowed_graphql_methods do
+    Application.get_env(@app, :allowed_graphql_methods, ["GET"])
+  end
+
+  def allowed_rest_methods do
+    Application.get_env(@app, :allowed_rest_methods, ["GET"])
+  end
+
   def default_concache_opts do
-    Application.get_env(@app, :default_concache_opts) || [
-      name: :con_cache_request_cache_store,
+    opts = Application.get_env(@app, :default_concache_opts) || [
       global_ttl: default_ttl(),
       acquire_lock_timeout: :timer.seconds(1),
       ttl_check_interval: :timer.seconds(1),
       ets_options: [write_concurrency: true, read_concurrency: true]
     ]
+
+    Keyword.put_new(opts, :name, :con_cache_request_cache_store)
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/request_cache/plug.ex b/lib/request_cache/plug.ex
index 17381cb..5047cda 100644
--- a/lib/request_cache/plug.ex
+++ b/lib/request_cache/plug.ex
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ defmodule RequestCache.Plug do
 
   # This is compile time so we can check quicker
   @graphql_paths RequestCache.Config.graphql_paths()
+  @allowed_graphql_methods RequestCache.Config.allowed_graphql_methods()
+  @allowed_rest_methods RequestCache.Config.allowed_rest_methods()
   @request_cache_header "rc-cache-status"
 
   def request_cache_header, do: @request_cache_header
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ defmodule RequestCache.Plug do
   def call(conn, opts) do
     if RequestCache.Config.enabled?() do
       Util.verbose_log("[RequestCache.Plug] Hit request cache while enabled")
+
       call_for_api_type(conn, opts)
     else
       Util.verbose_log("[RequestCache.Plug] Hit request cache while disabled")
@@ -36,9 +39,9 @@ defmodule RequestCache.Plug do
 
   defp call_for_api_type(%Plug.Conn{
     request_path: path,
-    method: "GET",
+    method: method,
     query_string: query_string
-  } = conn, opts) when path in @graphql_paths do
+  } = conn, opts) when path in @graphql_paths and method in @allowed_graphql_methods do
     Util.verbose_log("[RequestCache.Plug] GraphQL query detected")
 
     maybe_return_cached_result(conn, opts, path, query_string)
@@ -46,8 +49,8 @@ defmodule RequestCache.Plug do
 
   defp call_for_api_type(%Plug.Conn{
     request_path: path,
-    method: "GET"
-  } = conn, opts) when path not in @graphql_paths do
+    method: method
+  } = conn, opts) when path not in @graphql_paths and method in @allowed_rest_methods do
     Util.verbose_log("[RequestCache.Plug] REST path detected")
 
     cache_key = rest_cache_key(conn)
diff --git a/lib/request_cache/util.ex b/lib/request_cache/util.ex
index 0b667e5..ecabb19 100644
--- a/lib/request_cache/util.ex
+++ b/lib/request_cache/util.ex
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ defmodule RequestCache.Util do
   @moduledoc false
 
   @whitelisted_modules [DateTime, NaiveDateTime, Date, Time, File.Stat, MapSet, Regex, URI, Version]
+  @allowed_graphql_methods Enum.join(RequestCache.Config.allowed_graphql_methods(), ", ")
+  @allowed_rest_methods Enum.join(RequestCache.Config.allowed_rest_methods(), ", ")
 
   def create_key(url_path, query_string) do
     "#{url_path}:#{hash_string(query_string)}"
@@ -14,7 +16,15 @@ defmodule RequestCache.Util do
   end
 
   def log_cache_disabled_message do
-    Logger.warning("RequestCache requested but hasn't been enabled, ensure RequestCache.Plug is part of your endpoint.ex file")
+    if RequestCache.Config.verbose?() do
+      Logger.warning("""
+      RequestCache requested but hasn't been enabled, this can happen for one of the following reasons:
+
+      1) RequestCache.Plug is not currently part of your endpoint.ex file
+      2) The GraphQL HTTP method is not one of #{@allowed_graphql_methods}
+      2) The REST HTTP method is not one of #{@allowed_rest_methods}
+      """)
+    end
   end
 
   def verbose_log(message) do