diff --git a/packages/storage-memory/src/index.ts b/packages/storage-memory/src/index.ts
index 00a0b1d..4a1567f 100644
--- a/packages/storage-memory/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/storage-memory/src/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 import { ICacheItem, IStorage } from "node-ts-cache"
+import { IMemoryCacheOptions } from "./memory-types"
+export * from "./memory-types"
 
 export class MemoryStorage implements IStorage {
     private memCache: any = {}
+    private shouldClone: boolean = false; // by default no cloning (default behaviour)
 
-    constructor() {}
+    constructor(options?:IMemoryCacheOptions) {
+        if(options){
+            this.shouldClone = options.clone
+        }
+    }
 
     public async getItem(key: string): Promise<ICacheItem | undefined> {
-        return this.memCache[key]
+        let response;
+        if(this.shouldClone){
+            const cacheData = this.memCache[key];
+            response = cacheData?JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.memCache[key])):cacheData;
+        }else{
+            response = this.memCache[key]
+        }
+        return response;
     }
 
     public async setItem(key: string, content: any): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/storage-memory/src/memory-types.ts b/packages/storage-memory/src/memory-types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45552e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/storage-memory/src/memory-types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface IMemoryCacheOptions {
+    clone: boolean // when set to true data returned from cache will be deep copied (deep copy will be returned)
+}
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