diff --git a/src/runtime/cache/driver.mjs b/src/runtime/cache/driver.mjs
index f2084173..07d63c06 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cache/driver.mjs
+++ b/src/runtime/cache/driver.mjs
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ export default defineDriver((driverOpts) => {
       }
 
       options.metadata = {
-        ttl: options.ttl,
         mtime: Date.now(),
         size: value.length,
         path: event?.path,
         ...options.metadata
       }
+      if (!options.ttl) {
+        delete options.ttl
+      }
       return driver.setItem(key, value, options)
     }
   }