diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ddc75f9..28239ad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ node_modules/
 *.log
 demos/web/.next
 yarn.lock
-demos/web/package-lock.json
+demos/web/package-lock.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index daedafd..a1561ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ Key | Type | Description | Example
 `ignoreHeadersWhenCaching` | `boolean` | Optional, your requests will be cached independently from the headers you sent. | `true` (defaults to `false`)
 `capServices` | `boolean` | Optional, enable capping for every service, defaults to `false`, see [limiting the size of your cache](#limiting-the-size-of-your-cache) | `true` (defaults to `false`)
 `capLimit` | `number` | Optional quantity of cached items for each service, see [limiting the size of your cache](#limiting-the-size-of-your-cache) | `100` (defaults to `50`)
+`networkFirst` | `boolean` | Optional, changes the flow by performing the network call before checking the cache | `true` (defaults to `false`)
 
 ## Services options
 
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ Key | Type | Description | Example
 `capLimit` | `number` | Optional quantity of cached items for this specific service, defaults to `50`, see [limiting the size of your cache](#limiting-the-size-of-your-cache) | `42` (defaults to `50`)
 `ignoreHeadersWhenCaching` | `boolean` | Optional, your requests will be cached independently from the headers you sent. | `true` (defaults to `false`)
 `rawData` | `boolean` | Disables JSON parsing from your network requests, useful if you want to fetch XML or anything else from your api | `true` (defaults to `false`)
+`networkFirst` | `boolean` | Optional, changes the flow by performing the network call before checking the cache. It overrides the one set in your API option | `true` (defaults to `false`)
 
 ## Fetch options
 
diff --git a/dist/drivers/sqlite.js b/dist/drivers/sqlite.js
index eff21fa..3929a02 100644
--- a/dist/drivers/sqlite.js
+++ b/dist/drivers/sqlite.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ var __generator = (this && this.__generator) || function (thisArg, body) {
     function step(op) {
         if (f) throw new TypeError("Generator is already executing.");
         while (_) try {
-            if (f = 1, y && (t = y[op[0] & 2 ? "return" : op[0] ? "throw" : "next"]) && !(t = t.call(y, op[1])).done) return t;
-            if (y = 0, t) op = [0, t.value];
+            if (f = 1, y && (t = op[0] & 2 ? y["return"] : op[0] ? y["throw"] || ((t = y["return"]) && t.call(y), 0) : y.next) && !(t = t.call(y, op[1])).done) return t;
+            if (y = 0, t) op = [op[0] & 2, t.value];
             switch (op[0]) {
                 case 0: case 1: t = op; break;
                 case 4: _.label++; return { value: op[1], done: false };
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var __generator = (this && this.__generator) || function (thisArg, body) {
 };
 var _this = this;
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.default = function (SQLite, options) { return __awaiter(_this, void 0, void 0, function () {
+exports.default = (function (SQLite, options) { return __awaiter(_this, void 0, void 0, function () {
     var db, err_1;
     return __generator(this, function (_a) {
         switch (_a.label) {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ exports.default = function (SQLite, options) { return __awaiter(_this, void 0, v
             case 4: return [2 /*return*/];
         }
     });
-}); };
+}); });
 function getItem(db) {
     return function (key) {
         return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 4878185..7a3c7ee 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ var __generator = (this && this.__generator) || function (thisArg, body) {
     function step(op) {
         if (f) throw new TypeError("Generator is already executing.");
         while (_) try {
-            if (f = 1, y && (t = y[op[0] & 2 ? "return" : op[0] ? "throw" : "next"]) && !(t = t.call(y, op[1])).done) return t;
-            if (y = 0, t) op = [0, t.value];
+            if (f = 1, y && (t = op[0] & 2 ? y["return"] : op[0] ? y["throw"] || ((t = y["return"]) && t.call(y), 0) : y.next) && !(t = t.call(y, op[1])).done) return t;
+            if (y = 0, t) op = [op[0] & 2, t.value];
             switch (op[0]) {
                 case 0: case 1: t = op; break;
                 case 4: _.label++; return { value: op[1], done: false };
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var DEFAULT_API_OPTIONS = {
     cachePrefix: 'APIPelineCache',
     ignoreHeadersWhenCaching: false,
     capServices: false,
-    capLimit: 50
+    capLimit: 50,
 };
 var DEFAULT_SERVICE_OPTIONS = {
     method: 'GET',
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var DEFAULT_SERVICE_OPTIONS = {
 };
 var HTTP_METHODS = ['GET', 'HEAD', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE', 'CONNECT', 'OPTIONS', 'TRACE'];
 exports.drivers = { sqliteDriver: sqlite_1.default };
-var APIpeline = (function () {
+var APIpeline = /** @class */ (function () {
     function APIpeline(options, services, driver) {
         this._APIServices = {};
         this._warnedAboutMissingDriver = false;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ var APIpeline = (function () {
                         return [4 /*yield*/, this._getCachedData(service, requestId, fullPath, shouldUseCache)];
                     case 3:
                         cachedData = _c.sent();
-                        if (cachedData.success && cachedData.fresh) {
+                        if ((!this._APIOptions.networkFirst && !options.networkFirst && !serviceDefinition.networkFirst) && cachedData.success && cachedData.fresh) {
                             this._log("Using fresh cache for " + fullPath);
                             return [2 /*return*/, cachedData.data];
                         }
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ var APIpeline = (function () {
                         // If the network request fails, return the cached data if it's valid, a throw an error
                         if (!res.success) {
                             if (cachedData.success && cachedData.data) {
-                                this._log("Using stale cache for " + fullPath + " (network request failed)");
+                                this._log("Using " + (cachedData.fresh ? 'fresh' : 'stale') + " cache for " + fullPath + " (network request failed)");
                                 return [2 /*return*/, cachedData.data];
                             }
                             else {
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ var APIpeline = (function () {
     };
     APIpeline.prototype.clearCache = function (service) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function () {
-            var _this = this;
             var keysToRemove, _a, _b, _i, serviceName, keysForService, err_3;
+            var _this = this;
             return __generator(this, function (_c) {
                 switch (_c.label) {
                     case 0:
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@ var APIpeline = (function () {
      */
     APIpeline.prototype._getAllKeysForService = function (service) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function () {
-            var _this = this;
             var keys, serviceDictionaryKey, dictionary, dictionaryKeys, err_8;
+            var _this = this;
             return __generator(this, function (_a) {
                 switch (_a.label) {
                     case 0:
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ var APIpeline = (function () {
         });
     };
     APIpeline.prototype._buildRequestId = function (serviceDefinition, fullPath, fetchHeaders, mergedOptions, // fully merged options
-        fetchOptions // fetch options
+    fetchOptions // fetch options
     ) {
         var ignoreHeadersWhenCaching = this._APIOptions.ignoreHeadersWhenCaching ||
             serviceDefinition.ignoreHeadersWhenCaching ||
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01e303e..59e8a16 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "apipeline",
-  "version": "3.0.1",
+  "version": "3.1.0",
   "description": "Feature-rich and pluggable offline-first API wrapper for the browser, node.js and react-native. Easily wire-up your API and make your app work offline in minutes !",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./src/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index fd3cdf7..7c98c46 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const DEFAULT_API_OPTIONS = {
     cachePrefix: 'APIPelineCache',
     ignoreHeadersWhenCaching: false,
     capServices: false,
-    capLimit: 50
+    capLimit: 50,
 };
 
 const DEFAULT_SERVICE_OPTIONS: IAPIService = {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export default class APIpeline {
             }
             const cachedData = await this._getCachedData(service, requestId, fullPath, shouldUseCache);
 
-            if (cachedData.success && cachedData.fresh) {
+            if ((!this._APIOptions.networkFirst && !options.networkFirst && !serviceDefinition.networkFirst) && cachedData.success && cachedData.fresh) {
                 this._log(`Using fresh cache for ${fullPath}`);
                 return cachedData.data;
             }
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export default class APIpeline {
             // If the network request fails, return the cached data if it's valid, a throw an error
             if (!res.success) {
                 if (cachedData.success && cachedData.data) {
-                    this._log(`Using stale cache for ${fullPath} (network request failed)`);
+                    this._log(`Using ${cachedData.fresh ? 'fresh' : 'stale'} cache for ${fullPath} (network request failed)`);
                     return cachedData.data;
                 } else {
                     throw new Error(`Cannot fetch data for ${service} online, no cache either.`);
diff --git a/src/interfaces.ts b/src/interfaces.ts
index a70d577..82cf379 100644
--- a/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export interface IAPIOptions {
     ignoreHeadersWhenCaching?: boolean;
     capServices?: boolean;
     capLimit?: number;
+    networkFirst?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IAPIService {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export interface IAPIService {
     capService?: boolean;
     capLimit?: number;
     rawData?: boolean;
+    networkFirst?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IAPIServices {