diff --git a/Dependencies/dxcompiler/dxcompiler.lua b/Dependencies/dxcompiler/dxcompiler.lua
index 7bfbf76..d350fd9 100644
--- a/Dependencies/dxcompiler/dxcompiler.lua
+++ b/Dependencies/dxcompiler/dxcompiler.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 local dep = Solution.Util.CreateDepTable("dxcompiler", {})
 
 Solution.Util.CreateDep(dep.Name, dep.Dependencies, function()
-    local cachedData = Solution.Util.GetDepCache(dep, "cache")
+    local cachedData = Solution.Util.GetDepCache(dep.Name, "cache")
     
     local libPath, lib
     if cachedData then
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Solution.Util.CreateDep(dep.Name, dep.Dependencies, function()
     else
         libPath = iif(os.istarget("windows"), dep.Path .. "/lib/windows", dep.Path .. "/lib/linux")
         lib = iif(os.istarget("windows"), libPath .. "/dxcompiler.lib", libPath .. "/dxcompiler")
-        Solution.Util.SetDepCache(dep, "cache", { libPaths = libPath, libs = lib })
+        Solution.Util.SetDepCache(dep.Name, "cache", { libPaths = libPath, libs = lib })
+        print(Solution.Util.GetDepCache(dep.Name, "cache"))
     end
     
     Solution.Util.SetLibDirs(libPath)
diff --git a/Dependencies/glfw/glfw.lua b/Dependencies/glfw/glfw.lua
index 9ed91bc..9aee41e 100644
--- a/Dependencies/glfw/glfw.lua
+++ b/Dependencies/glfw/glfw.lua
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ Solution.Util.CreateStaticLib(dep.Name, Solution.Projects.Current.BinDir, dep.De
     Solution.Util.SetIncludes(dep.Path)
 end)
 
-local function populateDepCache(dep)
-    local cachedData = Solution.Util.GetDepCache(dep, "cache")
+local function populateDepCache(depName)
+    local cachedData = Solution.Util.GetDepCache(depName, "cache")
     
     if not cachedData then
         local def = { "GLFW_INCLUDE_VULKAN", "_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS" }
@@ -129,20 +129,17 @@ local function populateDepCache(dep)
             Solution.Util.MergeIntoTable(link, { "pthread" })
         end
         cachedData = { defines = def, links = link }
-        Solution.Util.SetDepCache(dep, "cache", cachedData)
+        Solution.Util.SetDepCache(depName, "cache", cachedData)
     end
     
     return cachedData
 end
 
 Solution.Util.CreateDep(dep.NameLow, dep.Dependencies, function()
-    -- get our own internal dependency table, and not the parent one
-    local depTable = Solution.Util.GetDepTable(dep.NameLow)
-    
     -- get our own local cache
-    local cachedData = Solution.Util.GetDepCache(depTable, "cache")
+    local cachedData = Solution.Util.GetDepCache(dep.NameLow, "cache")
     if not cachedData then
-        cachedData = populateDepCache(depTable)
+        cachedData = populateDepCache(dep.NameLow)
     end
     
     local defines, links = cachedData.defines, cachedData.links
diff --git a/Dependencies/vulkan/vulkan.lua b/Dependencies/vulkan/vulkan.lua
index ce5b07f..e520710 100644
--- a/Dependencies/vulkan/vulkan.lua
+++ b/Dependencies/vulkan/vulkan.lua
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ end
 local dep = Solution.Util.CreateDepTable("vulkan", {})
 
 Solution.Util.CreateDep(dep.Name, dep.Dependencies, function()
-    local cachedData = Solution.Util.GetDepCache(dep, "cache")
+    local cachedData = Solution.Util.GetDepCache(dep.Name, "cache")
 
     local includeDirs, libs
     if cachedData then
         includeDirs, libs = cachedData.includes, cachedData.libs
     else
         includeDirs, libs = getVulkanInfo()
-        Solution.Util.SetDepCache(dep, "cache", { includes = includeDirs, libs = libs })
+        Solution.Util.SetDepCache(dep.Name, "cache", { includes = includeDirs, libs = libs })
     end
 
     Solution.Util.SetIncludes(includeDirs)
diff --git a/Premake/ProjectUtil.lua b/Premake/ProjectUtil.lua
index d491589..2de7063 100644
--- a/Premake/ProjectUtil.lua
+++ b/Premake/ProjectUtil.lua
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Solution.Util.CreateModuleTable = function(name, dependencies)
 end
 
 Solution.Util.CreateDepTable = function(name, dependencies)
-    local dependency = { Name = name, Cache = {} }
+    local dependency = { Name = name }
 
     dependency.NameLow = string.lower(dependency.Name)
     dependency.Path = path.getabsolute(dependency.NameLow .. "/", Solution.Projects.Current.DependencyDir)
@@ -108,12 +108,14 @@ Solution.Util.GetDepTable = function(depName)
 end
 
 -- Cache a value inside the dep table
-Solution.Util.SetDepCache = function(dep, key, data)
+Solution.Util.SetDepCache = function(depName, key, data)
+    local dep = Solution.Util.GetDepTable(depName)
     dep.Cache[key] = data
 end
 
 -- Retrieve a cached value from the dep table, or return nil if not cached
-Solution.Util.GetDepCache = function(dep, key)
+Solution.Util.GetDepCache = function(depName, key)
+    local dep = Solution.Util.GetDepTable(depName)
     if dep.Cache[key] then
         return dep.Cache[key]
     end