diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/init.d/09_cache_xbmc b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/init.d/09_cache_xbmc
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+#
+# caching xbmc
+#
+# runlevels: openelec, text
+
+if [ "$XBMC_CACHING" = "yes" ]; then
+
+  progress "caching XBMC"
+
+  cache_xbmc
+
+fi
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