diff --git a/default/config.yaml b/default/config.yaml
index 559e34638..f4bacf9ff 100644
--- a/default/config.yaml
+++ b/default/config.yaml
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ performance:
   # Enables lazy loading of character cards. Improves performances with large card libraries.
   # May have compatibility issues with some extensions.
   lazyLoadCharacters: false
-  # The maximum amount of memory that parsed character cards can use in MB
-  cardsCacheCapacity: 100
+  # The maximum amount of memory that parsed character cards can use. Set to 0 to disable memory caching.
+  memoryCacheCapacity: '100mb'
 
 # Allow secret keys exposure via API
 allowKeysExposure: false
diff --git a/post-install.js b/post-install.js
index 3ff1fc080..0048d9c6f 100644
--- a/post-install.js
+++ b/post-install.js
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ const keyMigrationMap = [
     },
     {
         oldKey: 'cardsCacheCapacity',
-        newKey: 'performance.cardsCacheCapacity',
-        migrate: (value) => value,
+        newKey: 'performance.memoryCacheCapacity',
+        migrate: (value) => `${value}mb`,
     },
     // uncomment one release after 1.12.13
     /*
diff --git a/src/endpoints/characters.js b/src/endpoints/characters.js
index f70e6d9c1..eb73b8db8 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/characters.js
+++ b/src/endpoints/characters.js
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ import { invalidateThumbnail } from './thumbnails.js';
 import { importRisuSprites } from './sprites.js';
 const defaultAvatarPath = './public/img/ai4.png';
 
-// KV-store for parsed character data
-const cacheCapacity = Number(getConfigValue('performance.cardsCacheCapacity', 100, 'number')); // MB
 // With 100 MB limit it would take roughly 3000 characters to reach this limit
-const characterDataCache = new MemoryLimitedMap(1024 * 1024 * cacheCapacity);
+const memoryCacheCapacity = getConfigValue('performance.memoryCacheCapacity', '100mb');
+const memoryCache = new MemoryLimitedMap(memoryCacheCapacity);
 // Some Android devices require tighter memory management
 const isAndroid = process.platform === 'android';
 // Use shallow character data for the character list
@@ -41,12 +40,12 @@ const useShallowCharacters = !!getConfigValue('performance.lazyLoadCharacters',
 async function readCharacterData(inputFile, inputFormat = 'png') {
     const stat = fs.statSync(inputFile);
     const cacheKey = `${inputFile}-${stat.mtimeMs}`;
-    if (characterDataCache.has(cacheKey)) {
-        return characterDataCache.get(cacheKey);
+    if (memoryCache.has(cacheKey)) {
+        return memoryCache.get(cacheKey);
     }
 
     const result = parse(inputFile, inputFormat);
-    !isAndroid && characterDataCache.set(cacheKey, result);
+    !isAndroid && memoryCache.set(cacheKey, result);
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -62,12 +61,12 @@ async function readCharacterData(inputFile, inputFormat = 'png') {
 async function writeCharacterData(inputFile, data, outputFile, request, crop = undefined) {
     try {
         // Reset the cache
-        for (const key of characterDataCache.keys()) {
+        for (const key of memoryCache.keys()) {
             if (Buffer.isBuffer(inputFile)) {
                 break;
             }
             if (key.startsWith(inputFile)) {
-                characterDataCache.delete(key);
+                memoryCache.delete(key);
                 break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index e6246b5d2..1dec2b466 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import mime from 'mime-types';
 import { default as simpleGit } from 'simple-git';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { LOG_LEVELS } from './constants.js';
+import bytes from 'bytes';
 
 /**
  * Parsed config object.
@@ -856,14 +857,10 @@ export function setupLogLevel() {
 export class MemoryLimitedMap {
     /**
      * Creates an instance of MemoryLimitedMap.
-     * @param {number} maxMemoryInBytes - The maximum allowed memory in bytes for string values.
+     * @param {string} cacheCapacity - Maximum memory usage in human-readable format (e.g., '1 GB').
      */
-    constructor(maxMemoryInBytes) {
-        if (typeof maxMemoryInBytes !== 'number' || maxMemoryInBytes <= 0 || isNaN(maxMemoryInBytes)) {
-            console.warn('Invalid maxMemoryInBytes, using a fallback value of 1 GB.');
-            maxMemoryInBytes = 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // 1 GB
-        }
-        this.maxMemory = maxMemoryInBytes;
+    constructor(cacheCapacity) {
+        this.maxMemory = bytes.parse(cacheCapacity) ?? 0;
         this.currentMemory = 0;
         this.map = new Map();
         this.queue = [];
@@ -886,6 +883,10 @@ export class MemoryLimitedMap {
      * @param {string} value
      */
     set(key, value) {
+        if (this.maxMemory <= 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (typeof key !== 'string' || typeof value !== 'string') {
             return;
         }