diff --git a/extensions/cache/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/cache/test/runtime/UniValueTest.java b/extensions/cache/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/cache/test/runtime/UniValueTest.java
index 4af8bd3a7a24ca..5ac0f9aef91160 100644
--- a/extensions/cache/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/cache/test/runtime/UniValueTest.java
+++ b/extensions/cache/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/cache/test/runtime/UniValueTest.java
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ public class UniValueTest {
     public void test() {
         // STEP 1
         // Action: a method annotated with @CacheResult and returning a Uni is called.
-        // Expected effect: the method is invoked and its result is wrapped into an UnresolvedUniValue which is cached.
+        // Expected effect: the method is invoked and an UnresolvedUniValue is cached.
         // Verified by: invocations counter and CacheResultInterceptor log.
         Uni<String> uni1 = cachedService.cachedMethod(KEY);
         assertEquals(1, cachedService.getInvocations());
 
         // STEP 2
         // Action: same call as STEP 1.
-        // Expected effect: the method is NOT invoked and the cached UnresolvedUniValue from STEP 1 is used to produce a result.
+        // Expected effect: the method is invoked because the key is associated with a cached UnresolvedUniValue.
         // Verified by: invocations counter and CacheResultInterceptor log.
         Uni<String> uni2 = cachedService.cachedMethod(KEY);
-        assertEquals(1, cachedService.getInvocations());
+        assertEquals(2, cachedService.getInvocations());
 
         // STEP 3
         // Action: the Uni returned in STEP 1 is subscribed to and we wait for an item event to be fired.
-        // Expected effect: the UnresolvedUniValue wrapper cached during STEP 1 is replaced with the emitted item from this step in the cache.
+        // Expected effect: the UnresolvedUniValue cached during STEP 1 is replaced with the emitted item from this step in the cache.
         // Verified by: subscriptions counter and CaffeineCache log.
         String emittedItem1 = uni1.await().indefinitely();
         assertEquals("1", emittedItem1); // This checks the subscriptions counter value.
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ public void test() {
         // Expected effect: the method is not invoked and the emitted item cached during STEP 4 is returned.
         // Verified by: invocations and subscriptions counters, same object reference between STEPS 4 and 5 emitted items.
         String emittedItem3 = cachedService.cachedMethod(KEY).await().indefinitely();
-        assertEquals(1, cachedService.getInvocations());
+        assertEquals(2, cachedService.getInvocations());
         assertEquals("2", emittedItem3); // This checks the subscriptions counter value.
         assertTrue(emittedItem2 == emittedItem3);
 
         // STEP 6
         // Action: same call as STEP 5 with a different key.
-        // Expected effect: the method is invoked, its result is wrapped into an UnresolvedUniValue which is cached.
+        // Expected effect: the method is invoked and an UnresolvedUniValue is cached.
         // Verified by: invocations and subscriptions counters, CacheResultInterceptor log and different objects references between STEPS 5 and 6 emitted items.
         String emittedItem4 = cachedService.cachedMethod("another-key").await().indefinitely();
-        assertEquals(2, cachedService.getInvocations());
+        assertEquals(3, cachedService.getInvocations());
         assertEquals("3", emittedItem4); // This checks the subscriptions counter value.
         assertTrue(emittedItem3 != emittedItem4);
     }
diff --git a/extensions/cache/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cache/runtime/CacheResultInterceptor.java b/extensions/cache/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cache/runtime/CacheResultInterceptor.java
index 999fea544169ef..2614e119dc1ffb 100644
--- a/extensions/cache/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cache/runtime/CacheResultInterceptor.java
+++ b/extensions/cache/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cache/runtime/CacheResultInterceptor.java
@@ -48,13 +48,12 @@ public Object intercept(InvocationContext invocationContext) throws Throwable {
                 @Override
                 public Object apply(Object k) {
                     try {
-                        Object invocationResult = invocationContext.proceed();
-                        if (invocationResult instanceof Uni) {
+                        if (Uni.class.isAssignableFrom(invocationContext.getMethod().getReturnType())) {
                             LOGGER.debugf("Adding %s entry with key [%s] into cache [%s]",
                                     UnresolvedUniValue.class.getSimpleName(), key, cache.getName());
-                            return new UnresolvedUniValue((Uni<Object>) invocationResult);
+                            return new UnresolvedUniValue();
                         } else {
-                            return invocationResult;
+                            return invocationContext.proceed();
                         }
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         throw new CacheException(e);
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ public Object apply(Object k) {
             }
 
             if (Uni.class.isAssignableFrom(invocationContext.getMethod().getReturnType())) {
-                return unwrapUniValue(cache, key, value);
+                return resolveUni(invocationContext, cache, key, value);
             } else {
                 return value;
             }
@@ -109,12 +108,12 @@ public Object apply(Object k) {
         }
     }
 
-    private Object unwrapUniValue(AbstractCache cache, Object key, Object value) {
+    private Object resolveUni(InvocationContext invocationContext, AbstractCache cache, Object key, Object value)
+            throws Exception {
         if (value instanceof UnresolvedUniValue) {
-            UnresolvedUniValue unresolvedUniValue = (UnresolvedUniValue) value;
-            return unresolvedUniValue.getUni()
+            return ((Uni<Object>) invocationContext.proceed())
                     .onItem().call(emittedValue -> cache.replaceUniValue(key, emittedValue))
-                    .onFailure().call(() -> cache.removeUnresolvedUniValue(key, unresolvedUniValue));
+                    .onFailure().call(() -> cache.removeUnresolvedUniValue(key, (UnresolvedUniValue) value));
         } else {
             return Uni.createFrom().item(value);
         }
diff --git a/extensions/cache/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cache/runtime/UnresolvedUniValue.java b/extensions/cache/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cache/runtime/UnresolvedUniValue.java
index e3decb3e4b27b0..69f6da01f0f3eb 100644
--- a/extensions/cache/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cache/runtime/UnresolvedUniValue.java
+++ b/extensions/cache/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cache/runtime/UnresolvedUniValue.java
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
 package io.quarkus.cache.runtime;
 
-import io.smallrye.mutiny.Uni;
-
+/**
+ * This value acts as a placeholder in the cache. It will be eventually replaced by the item emitted by the
+ * {@link io.smallrye.mutiny.Uni Uni} when it has been resolved.
+ */
 public class UnresolvedUniValue {
-
-    private final Uni<Object> uni;
-
-    public UnresolvedUniValue(Uni<Object> uni) {
-        this.uni = uni;
-    }
-
-    public Uni<Object> getUni() {
-        return uni;
-    }
 }