diff --git a/bazarr/init.py b/bazarr/init.py
index bfe2d07f9..cb107d890 100644
--- a/bazarr/init.py
+++ b/bazarr/init.py
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ from get_args import args
 from logger import configure_logging
 from helper import path_mappings
 
-from dogpile.cache import make_region
 from dogpile.cache.region import register_backend as register_cache_backend
-from dogpile.cache.util import sha1_mangle_key
 import subliminal
 import datetime
 
@@ -116,10 +114,7 @@ db_upgrade()
 
 # Configure dogpile file caching for Subliminal request
 register_cache_backend("subzero.cache.file", "subzero.cache_backends.file", "SZFileBackend")
-
-subliminal.region = make_region(
-    key_mangler=sha1_mangle_key
-).configure(
+subliminal.region.configure(
     'subzero.cache.file',
     expiration_time=datetime.timedelta(days=30),
     arguments={'appname': "sz_cache", 'app_cache_dir': args.config_dir}
diff --git a/libs/subliminal/cache.py b/libs/subliminal/cache.py
index 3d8848e1d..40344c4e4 100644
--- a/libs/subliminal/cache.py
+++ b/libs/subliminal/cache.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 import datetime
 
 from dogpile.cache import make_region
+from dogpile.cache.util import sha1_mangle_key
 
 #: Expiration time for show caching
 SHOW_EXPIRATION_TIME = datetime.timedelta(weeks=3).total_seconds()
@@ -13,5 +14,5 @@ EPISODE_EXPIRATION_TIME = datetime.timedelta(days=3).total_seconds()
 #: Expiration time for scraper searches
 REFINER_EXPIRATION_TIME = datetime.timedelta(weeks=1).total_seconds()
 
-
-region = make_region()
+# Mangle keys to prevent long filenames
+region = make_region(key_mangler=sha1_mangle_key)