diff --git a/lib/r10k/action/deploy/module.rb b/lib/r10k/action/deploy/module.rb
index ff2b8a4d4..6e3415351 100644
--- a/lib/r10k/action/deploy/module.rb
+++ b/lib/r10k/action/deploy/module.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ def visit_module(mod)
         end
 
         def allowed_initialize_opts
-          super.merge(environment: true, 'no-force': :self, 'generate-types': :self, 'puppet-path': :self)
+          super.merge(environment: true,
+                      cachedir: :self,
+                      'no-force': :self,
+                      'generate-types': :self,
+                      'puppet-path': :self)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/action/deploy/module_spec.rb b/spec/unit/action/deploy/module_spec.rb
index daa719828..82e1115b2 100644
--- a/spec/unit/action/deploy/module_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/action/deploy/module_spec.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
     it 'can accept a puppet-path option' do
       described_class.new({ 'puppet-path': '/nonexistent' }, [])
     end
+
+    it 'can accept a cachedir option' do
+      described_class.new({ cachedir: '/nonexistent' }, [])
+    end
   end
 
   describe "with no-force" do
@@ -123,4 +127,13 @@
       expect(subject.instance_variable_get(:@puppet_path)).to eq('/nonexistent')
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'with cachedir' do
+
+    subject { described_class.new({ config: '/some/nonexistent/path', cachedir: '/nonexistent' }, []) }
+
+    it 'sets puppet_path' do
+      expect(subject.instance_variable_get(:@cachedir)).to eq('/nonexistent')
+    end
+  end
 end