diff --git a/www/js/init.js b/www/js/init.js
index 7b3b394c..614ab32b 100644
--- a/www/js/init.js
+++ b/www/js/init.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ params['linkToWikimediaImageFile'] = getSetting('linkToWikimediaImageFile') == t
 params['hideToolbars'] = getSetting('hideToolbars') != null ? getSetting('hideToolbars') : true; // Set default to true (hides both), 'top' (hides top only), or false (no hiding)
 params['rememberLastPage'] = getSetting('rememberLastPage') != null ? getSetting('rememberLastPage') : true; // Set default option to remember the last visited page between sessions
 params['showPopoverPreviews'] = getSetting('showPopoverPreviews') !== false; // Allows popover previews of articles for Wikimedia ZIMs (defaults to true)
-params['assetsCache'] = getSetting('appCache') !== false; // Whether to use cache by default or not
+params['assetsCache'] = getSetting('appCache') !== false; // Whether to use cache by default or not (as the setting is temporary, we set it according to the appCache to avoid issues for developers)
 params['appCache'] = getSetting('appCache') !== false; // Will be true by default unless explicitly set to false
 params['useMathJax'] = getSetting('useMathJax') != null ? getSetting('useMathJax') : true; // Set default to true to display math formulae with MathJax, false to use fallback SVG images only
 // params['showFileSelectors'] = getCookie('showFileSelectors') != null ? getCookie('showFileSelectors') : false; //Set to true to display hidden file selectors in packaged apps
diff --git a/www/js/lib/kiwixServe.js b/www/js/lib/kiwixServe.js
index 7425755c..ee24d7b2 100644
--- a/www/js/lib/kiwixServe.js
+++ b/www/js/lib/kiwixServe.js
@@ -703,12 +703,12 @@ function requestXhttpData (URL, lang, subj, kiwixDate) {
             // Remove unused README file
             doc = doc.replace(/^<a\s+href\b[^<]+README.+$[\r\n]*/m, '');
         }
-        // Add in some directories from hidden
+        // Add in some directories for developers (other than custom_apps)
         if (/wikipedia\//.test(doc)) {
-            doc = doc.replace(/^(<a\b.+gutenberg\/)(<\/a>\s\s)([^<]+)/m, '<a href="#">archive/</a>    $3$1$2$3');
+            if (!params.appCache) doc = doc.replace(/^(<a\b.+gutenberg\/)(<\/a>\s\s)([^<]+)/m, '<a href="#">archive/</a>    $3$1$2$3');
             doc = doc.replace(/^(<a\b.+gutenberg\/)(<\/a>\s\s)([^<]+)/m, '<a href="#">custom_apps/</a>$3$1$2$3');
-            doc = doc.replace(/^(<a\b.+gutenberg\/)(<\/a>\s\s)([^<]+)/m, '<a href="#">dev/</a>        $3$1$2$3');
-            doc = doc.replace(/^(<a\b.+gutenberg\/)(<\/a>)([^<]+)/m, '<a href="#">endless/$2  $3$1$2$3');
+            if (!params.appCache) doc = doc.replace(/^(<a\b.+gutenberg\/)(<\/a>\s\s)([^<]+)/m, '<a href="#">dev/</a>        $3$1$2$3');
+            if (!params.appCache) doc = doc.replace(/^(<a\b.+gutenberg\/)(<\/a>)([^<]+)/m, '<a href="#">endless/$2  $3$1$2$3');
         }
         var stDoc; // Placeholder for standardized doc to be used to get arrays
         if (/^[^_\n\r]+_([^_\n\r]+)_.+\.zi[mp].+$/m.test(doc)) {