diff --git a/cached_proc_macro/src/cached.rs b/cached_proc_macro/src/cached.rs
index 21fbe2b..b4025d5 100644
--- a/cached_proc_macro/src/cached.rs
+++ b/cached_proc_macro/src/cached.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,18 @@ use darling::ast::NestedMeta;
 use darling::FromMeta;
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 use quote::quote;
+use std::cmp::PartialEq;
 use syn::spanned::Spanned;
 use syn::{parse_macro_input, parse_str, Block, Ident, ItemFn, ReturnType, Type};
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default, FromMeta, Eq, PartialEq)]
+enum SyncWriteMode {
+    #[default]
+    Disabled,
+    Default,
+    ByKey,
+}
+
 #[derive(FromMeta)]
 struct MacroArgs {
     #[darling(default)]
@@ -27,9 +36,7 @@ struct MacroArgs {
     #[darling(default)]
     option: bool,
     #[darling(default)]
-    sync_writes: bool,
-    #[darling(default)]
-    sync_writes_by_key: bool,
+    sync_writes: SyncWriteMode,
     #[darling(default)]
     with_cached_flag: bool,
     #[darling(default)]
@@ -192,16 +199,8 @@ pub fn cached(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         _ => panic!("the result and option attributes are mutually exclusive"),
     };
 
-    if args.result_fallback && args.sync_writes {
-        panic!("the result_fallback and sync_writes attributes are mutually exclusive");
-    }
-
-    if args.result_fallback && args.sync_writes_by_key {
-        panic!("the result_fallback and sync_writes_by_key attributes are mutually exclusive");
-    }
-
-    if args.sync_writes && args.sync_writes_by_key {
-        panic!("the sync_writes and sync_writes_by_key attributes are mutually exclusive");
+    if args.result_fallback && args.sync_writes != SyncWriteMode::Disabled {
+        panic!("result_fallback and sync_writes are mutually exclusive");
     }
 
     let set_cache_and_return = quote! {
@@ -216,8 +215,8 @@ pub fn cached(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let function_call;
     let ty;
     if asyncness.is_some() {
-        lock = if args.sync_writes_by_key {
-            quote! {
+        lock = match args.sync_writes {
+            SyncWriteMode::ByKey => quote! {
                 let mut locks = #cache_ident.lock().await;
                 let lock = locks
                     .entry(key.clone())
@@ -225,11 +224,10 @@ pub fn cached(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                     .clone();
                 drop(locks);
                 let mut cache = lock.lock().await;
-            }
-        } else {
-            quote! {
+            },
+            _ => quote! {
                 let mut cache = #cache_ident.lock().await;
-            }
+            },
         };
 
         function_no_cache = quote! {
@@ -240,27 +238,25 @@ pub fn cached(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
             let result = #no_cache_fn_ident(#(#input_names),*).await;
         };
 
-        ty = if args.sync_writes_by_key {
-            quote! {
+        ty = match args.sync_writes {
+            SyncWriteMode::ByKey => quote! {
                 #visibility static #cache_ident: ::cached::once_cell::sync::Lazy<::cached::async_sync::Mutex<std::collections::HashMap<#cache_key_ty, std::sync::Arc<::cached::async_sync::Mutex<#cache_ty>>>>> = ::cached::once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(|| ::cached::async_sync::Mutex::new(std::collections::HashMap::new()));
-            }
-        } else {
-            quote! {
+            },
+            _ => quote! {
                 #visibility static #cache_ident: ::cached::once_cell::sync::Lazy<::cached::async_sync::Mutex<#cache_ty>> = ::cached::once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(|| ::cached::async_sync::Mutex::new(#cache_create));
-            }
+            },
         };
     } else {
-        lock = if args.sync_writes_by_key {
-            quote! {
+        lock = match args.sync_writes {
+            SyncWriteMode::ByKey => quote! {
                 let mut locks = #cache_ident.lock().unwrap();
                 let lock = locks.entry(key.clone()).or_insert_with(|| std::sync::Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(#cache_create))).clone();
                 drop(locks);
                 let mut cache = lock.lock().unwrap();
-            }
-        } else {
-            quote! {
+            },
+            _ => quote! {
                 let mut cache = #cache_ident.lock().unwrap();
-            }
+            },
         };
 
         function_no_cache = quote! {
@@ -271,14 +267,13 @@ pub fn cached(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
             let result = #no_cache_fn_ident(#(#input_names),*);
         };
 
-        ty = if args.sync_writes_by_key {
-            quote! {
+        ty = match args.sync_writes {
+            SyncWriteMode::ByKey => quote! {
                 #visibility static #cache_ident: ::cached::once_cell::sync::Lazy<std::sync::Mutex<std::collections::HashMap<#cache_key_ty, std::sync::Arc<std::sync::Mutex<#cache_ty>>>>> = ::cached::once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(|| std::sync::Mutex::new(std::collections::HashMap::new()));
-            }
-        } else {
-            quote! {
+            },
+            _ => quote! {
                 #visibility static #cache_ident: ::cached::once_cell::sync::Lazy<std::sync::Mutex<#cache_ty>> = ::cached::once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(|| std::sync::Mutex::new(#cache_create));
-            }
+            },
         }
     }
 
@@ -290,7 +285,7 @@ pub fn cached(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         #set_cache_and_return
     };
 
-    let do_set_return_block = if args.sync_writes_by_key || args.sync_writes {
+    let do_set_return_block = if args.sync_writes != SyncWriteMode::Disabled {
         quote! {
             #lock
             if let Some(result) = cache.cache_get(&key) {
diff --git a/cached_proc_macro/src/once.rs b/cached_proc_macro/src/once.rs
index 70d5617..fd2ac07 100644
--- a/cached_proc_macro/src/once.rs
+++ b/cached_proc_macro/src/once.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ use quote::quote;
 use syn::spanned::Spanned;
 use syn::{parse_macro_input, Ident, ItemFn, ReturnType};
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default, FromMeta)]
+enum SyncWriteMode {
+    #[default]
+    Disabled,
+    Default,
+}
+
 #[derive(FromMeta)]
 struct OnceMacroArgs {
     #[darling(default)]
@@ -13,7 +20,7 @@ struct OnceMacroArgs {
     #[darling(default)]
     time: Option<u64>,
     #[darling(default)]
-    sync_writes: bool,
+    sync_writes: SyncWriteMode,
     #[darling(default)]
     result: bool,
     #[darling(default)]
@@ -220,8 +227,8 @@ pub fn once(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         }
     };
 
-    let do_set_return_block = if args.sync_writes {
-        quote! {
+    let do_set_return_block = match args.sync_writes {
+        SyncWriteMode::Default => quote! {
             #r_lock_return_cache_block
             #w_lock
             if let Some(result) = &*cached {
@@ -229,14 +236,13 @@ pub fn once(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
             }
             #function_call
             #set_cache_and_return
-        }
-    } else {
-        quote! {
+        },
+        SyncWriteMode::Disabled => quote! {
             #r_lock_return_cache_block
             #function_call
             #w_lock
             #set_cache_and_return
-        }
+        },
     };
 
     let signature_no_muts = get_mut_signature(signature);