diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.OutputCache/Filters/OutputCacheFilter.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.OutputCache/Filters/OutputCacheFilter.cs
index 19f5899a8..be0cf2d53 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.OutputCache/Filters/OutputCacheFilter.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.OutputCache/Filters/OutputCacheFilter.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ namespace Orchard.OutputCache.Filters {
         private CapturingResponseFilter _filter;
         private CacheItem _cacheItem;
 
-
         public ILogger Logger { get; set; }
 
         public void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext filterContext) {
@@ -291,12 +290,22 @@ namespace Orchard.OutputCache.Filters {
         }
 
         public void OnActionExecuted(ActionExecutedContext filterContext) {
+            // this means the cache module is not applied in this context
+            if (_workContext == null) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             // handle redirections
             _transformRedirect = TransformRedirect(filterContext);
         }
 
         public void OnResultExecuted(ResultExecutedContext filterContext) {
 
+            // this means the cache module is not applied in this context
+            if (_workContext == null) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             var response = filterContext.HttpContext.Response;
 
             if (!_cacheControlStrategy.IsCacheable(filterContext.Result, response)) {