diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3d8d38a..a6ba1ea7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ The default location of the config file is: `~/.bittensor/config.yml`. An exampl
 network: local
 use_cache: true
 dashboard_path: null
-disk_cache: false
+disk_cache: true
 rate_tolerance: null
 safe_staking: true
 wallet_hotkey: default
diff --git a/bittensor_cli/cli.py b/bittensor_cli/cli.py
index f431c261..a8344756 100755
--- a/bittensor_cli/cli.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/cli.py
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             "wallet_hotkey": None,
             "network": None,
             "use_cache": True,
-            "disk_cache": False,
+            "disk_cache": True,
             "rate_tolerance": None,
             "safe_staking": True,
             "allow_partial_stake": False,
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ def initialize_chain(
                 "Verify this is intended.",
             )
             if not self.subtensor:
-                use_disk_cache = self.config.get("disk_cache", False)
+                use_disk_cache = self.config.get("disk_cache", True)
                 if network:
                     network_ = None
                     for item in network:
diff --git a/bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/subtensor_interface.py b/bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/subtensor_interface.py
index bb249be2..57b4a627 100644
--- a/bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/subtensor_interface.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/subtensor_interface.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class SubtensorInterface:
     Thin layer for interacting with Substrate Interface. Mostly a collection of frequently-used calls.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, network, use_disk_cache: bool = False):
+    def __init__(self, network, use_disk_cache: bool = True):
         if network in Constants.network_map:
             self.chain_endpoint = Constants.network_map[network]
             self.network = network
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def __init__(self, network, use_disk_cache: bool = False):
                 self.network = defaults.subtensor.network
         substrate_class = (
             DiskCachedAsyncSubstrateInterface
-            if (use_disk_cache or os.getenv("DISK_CACHE", "0") == "1")
+            if (use_disk_cache or os.getenv("DISK_CACHE", "1") == "1")
             else AsyncSubstrateInterface
         )
         self.substrate = substrate_class(
@@ -443,11 +443,11 @@ async def get_total_stake_for_coldkey(
 
         :return: {address: Balance objects}
         """
-        sub_stakes = await self.get_stake_for_coldkeys(
-            list(ss58_addresses), block_hash=block_hash
+        sub_stakes, dynamic_info = await asyncio.gather(
+            self.get_stake_for_coldkeys(list(ss58_addresses), block_hash=block_hash),
+            # Token pricing info
+            self.all_subnets(block_hash=block_hash),
         )
-        # Token pricing info
-        dynamic_info = await self.all_subnets()
 
         results = {}
         for ss58, stake_info_list in sub_stakes.items():
diff --git a/bittensor_cli/src/commands/wallets.py b/bittensor_cli/src/commands/wallets.py
index 216d7bf1..1b15ff2c 100644
--- a/bittensor_cli/src/commands/wallets.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/src/commands/wallets.py
@@ -702,7 +702,6 @@ async def wallet_balance(
         str(total_free_balance + total_staked_balance),
     )
     console.print(Padding(table, (0, 0, 0, 4)))
-    await subtensor.substrate.close()
     if json_output:
         output_balances = {
             key: {
@@ -2188,7 +2187,10 @@ async def find_coldkey_swap_extrinsic(
     ):
         console.print("Querying archive node for coldkey swap events...")
         await subtensor.substrate.close()
-        subtensor = SubtensorInterface("archive")
+        subtensor.substrate.chain_endpoint = Constants.archive_entrypoint
+        subtensor.substrate.url = Constants.archive_entrypoint
+        subtensor.substrate.initialized = False
+        await subtensor.substrate.initialize()
 
     block_hashes = await asyncio.gather(
         *[
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3ec9af78..767c365c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "wheel",
-    "async-substrate-interface>=1.5.14",
+    "async-substrate-interface>=1.6.0",
     "aiohttp~=3.13",
     "backoff~=2.2.1",
     "bittensor-drand>=1.2.0",