diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c7ab938..49a047f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - Add `py.typed` file and type hints
 - Add TestCase
 - Fix cache decorate sync function
+- Transparently handle backend connection failures.
 
 ### 0.2.0
 
diff --git a/fastapi_cache/decorator.py b/fastapi_cache/decorator.py
index 2585a45..bcfe9b5 100644
--- a/fastapi_cache/decorator.py
+++ b/fastapi_cache/decorator.py
@@ -123,13 +123,18 @@ def cache(
                     args=args,
                     kwargs=copy_kwargs,
                 )
-
-            ttl, ret = await backend.get_with_ttl(cache_key)
+            try:
+                ttl, ret = await backend.get_with_ttl(cache_key)
+            except ConnectionError:
+                ttl, ret = 0, None
             if not request:
                 if ret is not None:
                     return coder.decode(ret)
                 ret = await ensure_async_func(*args, **kwargs)
-                await backend.set(cache_key, coder.encode(ret), expire or FastAPICache.get_expire())
+                try:
+                    await backend.set(cache_key, coder.encode(ret), expire or FastAPICache.get_expire())
+                except ConnectionError:
+                    pass
                 return ret
 
             if request.method != "GET":
@@ -148,7 +153,10 @@ def cache(
 
             ret = await ensure_async_func(*args, **kwargs)
 
-            await backend.set(cache_key, coder.encode(ret), expire or FastAPICache.get_expire())
+            try:
+                await backend.set(cache_key, coder.encode(ret), expire or FastAPICache.get_expire())
+            except ConnectionError:
+                pass
             return ret
 
         return inner