diff --git a/cache-ns.rkt b/cache-ns.rkt
index 7f37982..22fa7fb 100644
--- a/cache-ns.rkt
+++ b/cache-ns.rkt
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 #lang racket/base
+(require (for-syntax racket/base racket/syntax))
 (provide (all-defined-out))
 
+(define-syntax (define-caching-ns stx)
+  (syntax-case stx ()
+    [(_ name)
+     (with-syntax ([caching-module-name (generate-temporary)]
+                   [NS-NAME (format-id stx "~a" #'name)])
+       #'(begin
+           (module caching-module-name racket/base
+             (define-namespace-anchor nsa) ; could handle this macro-introduced name better
+             (provide nsa))
+           (require 'caching-module-name)
+           (define NS-NAME (namespace-anchor->namespace nsa))))]))
+
+
 (define (load-in-namespace to-ns . module-names)
   (for-each (λ(mn) (eval `(require ,mn) to-ns)) module-names))
 
diff --git a/cache.rkt b/cache.rkt
index c1e11d6..caf7050 100644
--- a/cache.rkt
+++ b/cache.rkt
@@ -38,15 +38,8 @@
   (and directory-require-files (map dynamic-rerequire directory-require-files))
   (void))
 
-(require sugar/debug)
-
 ;; set up namespace for module caching
-(module caching-module racket/base
-  (define-namespace-anchor caching-module-nsa)
-  (provide caching-module-nsa))
-(require 'caching-module)
-(define caching-module-ns (namespace-anchor->namespace caching-module-nsa))
-
+(define-caching-ns caching-module-ns)
 (define cached-module-names '(xml
                               racket/bool
                               racket/class
@@ -76,7 +69,7 @@
                               sugar
                               txexpr))
 
-(apply load-in-namespace caching-module-ns cached-module-names)
+
 
 (define (path->hash path subkey)
   (dynamic-rerequire path)
diff --git a/render.rkt b/render.rkt
index 68599fa..a752ed3 100644
--- a/render.rkt
+++ b/render.rkt
@@ -224,12 +224,7 @@
 
 
 ;; set up namespace for module caching
-(module caching-module racket/base
-  (define-namespace-anchor caching-module-nsa)
-  (provide caching-module-nsa))
-(require 'caching-module)
-(define caching-module-ns (namespace-anchor->namespace caching-module-nsa))
-
+(define-caching-ns caching-module-ns)
 (define cached-module-names '(xml
                                    racket/bool
                                    racket/class