diff --git a/app/main/model/basicmodel.php b/app/main/model/basicmodel.php
index d5860241..48c19eaa 100644
--- a/app/main/model/basicmodel.php
+++ b/app/main/model/basicmodel.php
@@ -905,7 +905,8 @@ abstract class BasicModel extends \DB\Cortex {
      * @return bool
      */
     public static function existsCacheValue(string $key, &$val = null){
-        return self::getF3()->exists($key, $val);
+        $cache = \Cache::instance();
+        return $cache->exists(self::getF3()->hash($key).'.var',$val);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/main/model/universe/basicuniversemodel.php b/app/main/model/universe/basicuniversemodel.php
index 125a6563..fe27aa16 100644
--- a/app/main/model/universe/basicuniversemodel.php
+++ b/app/main/model/universe/basicuniversemodel.php
@@ -102,10 +102,9 @@ abstract class BasicUniverseModel extends BasicModel {
         $data = null;
 
         if($hashKeyId = $this->getHashKey()){
-            $f3 = self::getF3();
             $hashKeyTable = self::generateHashKeyTable($this->getTable());
 
-            if( !$f3->exists($hashKeyTable, $cachedData) ){
+            if( !self::existsCacheValue($hashKeyTable, $cachedData) ){
                 $cachedData = [];
             }
 
@@ -113,11 +112,8 @@ abstract class BasicUniverseModel extends BasicModel {
                 $cachedData[] = $hashKeyId;
             }
 
-            // value update does not update ttl -> delete key from cache and add again
-            $f3->clear($hashKeyId);
-            $f3->clear($hashKeyTable);
-
             $data = $this->getData();
+
             // straight into cache (no $f->set() ), no sync with hive here -> save ram
             self::setCacheValue($hashKeyId, $data, self::CACHE_INDEX_EXPIRE_KEY);
             self::setCacheValue($hashKeyTable, $cachedData, self::CACHE_INDEX_EXPIRE_KEY);