diff --git a/earwigbot/wiki/sitesdb.py b/earwigbot/wiki/sitesdb.py
index c6e3f57..a436609 100644
--- a/earwigbot/wiki/sitesdb.py
+++ b/earwigbot/wiki/sitesdb.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class SitesDB(object):
     def __init__(self, config):
         """Set up the manager with an attribute for the BotConfig object."""
         self.config = config
+        self._sites = {}  # Internal site cache
         self._sitesdb = path.join(config.root_dir, "sites.db")
         self._cookie_file = path.join(config.root_dir, ".cookies")
         self._cookiejar = None
@@ -103,6 +104,19 @@ class SitesDB(object):
         with sqlite.connect(self._sitesdb) as conn:
             conn.executescript(script)
 
+    def _get_site_object(self, name):
+        """Return the site from our cache, or create it if it doesn't exist.
+
+        This is essentially just a wrapper around _make_site_object that
+        returns the same object each time a specific site is asked for.
+        """
+        try:
+            return self._sites[name]
+        except KeyError:
+            site = self._make_site_object(name)
+            self._sites[name] = site
+            return site
+
     def _load_site_from_sitesdb(self, name):
         """Return all information stored in the sitesdb relating to given site.
 
@@ -221,7 +235,12 @@ class SitesDB(object):
             conn.executemany("INSERT INTO namespaces VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)", ns_data)
 
     def _remove_site_from_sitesdb(self, name):
-        """Remove a site by name from the sitesdb."""
+        """Remove a site by name from the sitesdb and the internal cache."""
+        try:
+            del self._sites[name]
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+
         with sqlite.connect(self._sitesdb) as conn:
             cursor = conn.execute("DELETE FROM sites WHERE site_name = ?", (name,))
             if cursor.rowcount == 0:
@@ -267,23 +286,23 @@ class SitesDB(object):
             except KeyError:
                 e = "Default site is not specified in config."
                 raise SiteNotFoundError(e)
-            return self._make_site_object(default)
+            return self._get_site_object(default)
 
         # Name arg given, but don't look at others unless `name` isn't found:
         if name:
             try:
-               return self._make_site_object(name)
+               return self._get_site_object(name)
             except SiteNotFoundError:
                 if project and lang:
                     name = self._get_site_name_from_sitesdb(project, lang)
                     if name:
-                        return self._make_site_object(name)
+                        return self._get_site_object(name)
                 raise
 
         # If we end up here, then project and lang are the only args given:
         name = self._get_site_name_from_sitesdb(project, lang)
         if name:
-            return self._make_site_object(name)
+            return self._get_site_object(name)
         e = "Site '{0}:{1}' not found in the sitesdb.".format(project, lang)
         raise SiteNotFoundError(e)
 
@@ -333,6 +352,7 @@ class SitesDB(object):
                     search_config=search_config)
 
         self._add_site_to_sitesdb(site)
+        self._sites[site.name()] = site
         return site
 
     def remove_site(self, name=None, project=None, lang=None):