diff --git a/src/interceptors/response.ts b/src/interceptors/response.ts
index 3f03a18..37a0926 100644
--- a/src/interceptors/response.ts
+++ b/src/interceptors/response.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
 import type { AxiosCacheInstance, CacheAxiosResponse } from '../cache/axios';
 import type { CacheProperties } from '../cache/cache';
 import type { CachedResponse, CachedStorageValue } from '../storage/types';
-import { checkPredicateObject } from '../util/cache-predicate';
+import { shouldCacheResponse } from '../util/cache-predicate';
 import { Header } from '../util/headers';
 import { updateCache } from '../util/update-cache';
 import type { AxiosInterceptor } from './types';
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class CacheResponseInterceptor<R, D>
     if (
       // For 'loading' values (post stale), this check was already run in the past.
       !cache.data &&
-      !CacheResponseInterceptor.testCachePredicate(response, cacheConfig)
+      !shouldCacheResponse(response, cacheConfig)
     ) {
       await this.rejectResponse(response.id);
       return response;
@@ -131,19 +131,6 @@ export class CacheResponseInterceptor<R, D>
     };
   };
 
-  static readonly testCachePredicate = <R>(
-    response: AxiosResponse<R>,
-    cache: CacheProperties
-  ): boolean => {
-    const cachePredicate = cache.cachePredicate;
-
-    return (
-      (typeof cachePredicate === 'function' && cachePredicate(response)) ||
-      (typeof cachePredicate === 'object' &&
-        checkPredicateObject(response, cachePredicate))
-    );
-  };
-
   /**
    * Creates the new date to the cache by the provided response. Also handles possible 304
    * Not Modified by updating response properties.
diff --git a/src/util/cache-predicate.ts b/src/util/cache-predicate.ts
index 577adce..05dc209 100644
--- a/src/util/cache-predicate.ts
+++ b/src/util/cache-predicate.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 import type { AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
+import type { CacheProperties } from '..';
 import type { CachePredicateObject } from './types';
 
-export function checkPredicateObject<R>(
+/** Returns true if the response should be cached */
+export function shouldCacheResponse<R>(
+  response: AxiosResponse<R>,
+  { cachePredicate }: CacheProperties
+) {
+  if (typeof cachePredicate === 'function') {
+    return cachePredicate(response);
+  }
+
+  return isCachePredicateValid(response, cachePredicate);
+}
+
+export function isCachePredicateValid<R>(
   response: AxiosResponse<R>,
   { statusCheck, containsHeaders, responseMatch }: CachePredicateObject
 ): boolean {
diff --git a/test/util/cache-predicate.test.ts b/test/util/cache-predicate.test.ts
index 4a403e4..1b807e3 100644
--- a/test/util/cache-predicate.test.ts
+++ b/test/util/cache-predicate.test.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { checkPredicateObject } from '../../src/util/cache-predicate';
+import { isCachePredicateValid } from '../../src/util/cache-predicate';
 import { createResponse } from '../utils';
 
 describe('tests cache predicate object', () => {
   it('tests statusCheck with tuples', () => {
     const response = createResponse({ status: 764 });
 
-    const falsyTest = checkPredicateObject(response, { statusCheck: [200, 299] });
-    const truthyTest = checkPredicateObject(response, { statusCheck: [760, 769] });
+    const falsyTest = isCachePredicateValid(response, { statusCheck: [200, 299] });
+    const truthyTest = isCachePredicateValid(response, { statusCheck: [760, 769] });
 
     expect(falsyTest).toBeFalsy();
     expect(truthyTest).toBeTruthy();
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ describe('tests cache predicate object', () => {
   it('tests statusCheck with a predicate', () => {
     const response = createResponse({ status: 764 });
 
-    const falsyTest = checkPredicateObject(response, {
+    const falsyTest = isCachePredicateValid(response, {
       statusCheck: (status) => status >= 200 && status <= 299
     });
 
-    const truthyTest = checkPredicateObject(response, {
+    const truthyTest = isCachePredicateValid(response, {
       statusCheck: (status) => status >= 760 && status <= 769
     });
 
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ describe('tests cache predicate object', () => {
       headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
     });
 
-    const hasContentTypeLowercase = checkPredicateObject(response, {
+    const hasContentTypeLowercase = isCachePredicateValid(response, {
       containsHeaders: { 'content-type': true }
     });
 
-    const hasContentType = checkPredicateObject(response, {
+    const hasContentType = isCachePredicateValid(response, {
       containsHeaders: { 'Content-Type': true }
     });
 
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ describe('tests cache predicate object', () => {
       headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
     });
 
-    const headerExists = checkPredicateObject(response, {
+    const headerExists = isCachePredicateValid(response, {
       containsHeaders: { 'content-type': 'application/json' }
     });
 
-    const isXmlContent = checkPredicateObject(response, {
+    const isXmlContent = isCachePredicateValid(response, {
       containsHeaders: { 'Content-Type': 'application/xml' }
     });
 
-    const isJsonContent = checkPredicateObject(response, {
+    const isJsonContent = isCachePredicateValid(response, {
       containsHeaders: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
     });
 
@@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ describe('tests cache predicate object', () => {
       headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
     });
 
-    const headerExists = checkPredicateObject(response, {
+    const headerExists = isCachePredicateValid(response, {
       containsHeaders: { 'content-type': (header) => header == 'application/json' }
     });
 
-    const isXmlContent = checkPredicateObject(response, {
+    const isXmlContent = isCachePredicateValid(response, {
       containsHeaders: { 'Content-Type': (header) => header == 'application/xml' }
     });
 
-    const isJsonContent = checkPredicateObject(response, {
+    const isJsonContent = isCachePredicateValid(response, {
       containsHeaders: { 'Content-Type': (header) => header == 'application/json' }
     });
 
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ describe('tests cache predicate object', () => {
       data: { a: true, b: 1 }
     });
 
-    const testStrict = checkPredicateObject(response, {
+    const testStrict = isCachePredicateValid(response, {
       responseMatch: (data: any) => data && data.a === true && data.b === 1
     });
 
-    const testError = checkPredicateObject(response, {
+    const testError = isCachePredicateValid(response, {
       responseMatch: (data: any) => data && (data.a !== true || data.b !== 1)
     });