diff --git a/compiler/main.js b/compiler/main.js
index 6a6d42c..c6287be 100644
--- a/compiler/main.js
+++ b/compiler/main.js
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ function initProjectConfig(projectConfig) {
   projectConfig.aceSuperVisualPath = projectConfig.aceSuperVisualPath ||
     process.env.aceSuperVisualPath
   projectConfig.aceBuildJson = projectConfig.aceBuildJson || process.env.aceBuildJson;
+  projectConfig.cachePath = projectConfig.cachePath || process.env.cachePath ||
+    path.resolve(__dirname, 'node_modules/.cache');
 }
 
 function loadEntryObj(projectConfig) {
diff --git a/compiler/webpack.config.js b/compiler/webpack.config.js
index 12360d7..7472624 100644
--- a/compiler/webpack.config.js
+++ b/compiler/webpack.config.js
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ function initConfig(config) {
   const projectPath = path.resolve(projectConfig.projectPath);
   Object.assign(config, {
     entry: projectConfig.entryObj,
-    cache: {
-      type: "filesystem"
-    },
     watch: watchMode,
     watchOptions: {
       aggregateTimeout: 10,
@@ -116,6 +113,12 @@ function initConfig(config) {
       new ResultStates()
     ]
   });
+  if (!/ets_loader_ark$/.test(__dirname)) {
+    config.cache = {
+      type: "filesystem",
+      cacheDirectory: path.resolve(projectConfig.cachePath, '.ets_cache')
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 function setProjectConfig(envArgs) {
@@ -138,6 +141,9 @@ function setProjectConfig(envArgs) {
   if (envArgs.aceModuleJsonPath) {
     projectConfig.aceModuleJsonPath = envArgs.aceModuleJsonPath;
   }
+  if (envArgs.cachePath) {
+    projectConfig.cachePath = envArgs.cachePath;
+  }
 }
 
 function setReleaseConfig(config) {