diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cache/Main.java b/src/main/java/org/cache/Main.java
index b3e6728..7df0af4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cache/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cache/Main.java
@@ -103,6 +103,24 @@ public CacheOperations<Object> routedCacheService(
         return new RoutedCacheService<>(cacheService, cacheNode, cacheConfig.clusterInfo(), forwardingClient, keyCodec);
     }
 
+    @Bean
+    public CacheOperations<Object> clusterRoutedCacheService(
+            CacheService<Object> cacheService,
+            CacheNode cacheNode,
+            CacheConfig cacheConfig,
+            ClusterForwardingClient forwardingClient,
+            KeyCodec<Object> keyCodec
+    ) {
+        return new RoutedCacheService<>(
+                cacheService,
+                cacheNode,
+                cacheConfig.clusterInfo(),
+                forwardingClient,
+                keyCodec,
+                false
+        );
+    }
+
     @Bean
     public CommandProcessor<Object> commandProcessor(KeyCodec<Object> keyCodec, CacheOperations<Object> cacheService) {
         return new CommandProcessor<>(keyCodec, cacheService);
@@ -111,7 +129,7 @@ public CommandProcessor<Object> commandProcessor(KeyCodec<Object> keyCodec, Cach
     @Bean
     public CommandProcessor<Object> clusterCommandProcessor(
             KeyCodec<Object> keyCodec,
-            CacheService<Object> cacheService
+            @Qualifier("clusterRoutedCacheService") CacheOperations<Object> cacheService
     ) {
         return new CommandProcessor<>(keyCodec, cacheService);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cache/cluster/routing/RoutedCacheService.java b/src/main/java/org/cache/cluster/routing/RoutedCacheService.java
index ce598e6..ea0e24c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cache/cluster/routing/RoutedCacheService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cache/cluster/routing/RoutedCacheService.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public class RoutedCacheService<K> implements CacheOperations<K> {
     private final ConsistentHashRing hashRing;
     private final KeyCodec<K> keyCodec;
     private final CacheResponseParser responseParser;
+    private final boolean forwardingAllowed;
 
     public RoutedCacheService(
             CacheOperations<K> localService,
@@ -27,7 +28,18 @@ public RoutedCacheService(
             ClusterForwardingClient forwardingClient,
             KeyCodec<K> keyCodec
     ) {
-        this(localService, currentNode, clusterInfo, forwardingClient, keyCodec, new CacheResponseParser());
+        this(localService, currentNode, clusterInfo, forwardingClient, keyCodec, true);
+    }
+
+    public RoutedCacheService(
+            CacheOperations<K> localService,
+            CacheNode currentNode,
+            ClusterInfo clusterInfo,
+            ClusterForwardingClient forwardingClient,
+            KeyCodec<K> keyCodec,
+            boolean forwardingAllowed
+    ) {
+        this(localService, currentNode, clusterInfo, forwardingClient, keyCodec, new CacheResponseParser(), forwardingAllowed);
     }
 
     RoutedCacheService(
@@ -36,7 +48,8 @@ public RoutedCacheService(
             ClusterInfo clusterInfo,
             ClusterForwardingClient forwardingClient,
             KeyCodec<K> keyCodec,
-            CacheResponseParser responseParser
+            CacheResponseParser responseParser,
+            boolean forwardingAllowed
     ) {
         this.localService = localService;
         this.currentNode = currentNode;
@@ -44,17 +57,18 @@ public RoutedCacheService(
         this.hashRing = clusterInfo == null ? null : new ConsistentHashRing(clusterInfo);
         this.keyCodec = keyCodec;
         this.responseParser = responseParser;
+        this.forwardingAllowed = forwardingAllowed;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void putString(K key, String value, long ttlMillis) {
-        CacheNode owner = ownerFor(key);
-        if (isLocal(owner)) {
+        Optional<CacheNode> remoteOwner = remoteOwnerFor(key);
+        if (remoteOwner.isEmpty()) {
             localService.putString(key, value, ttlMillis);
             return;
         }
 
-        expectOk(forwardingClient.forward(owner, List.of(
+        expectOk(forwardingClient.forward(remoteOwner.get(), List.of(
                 "PUT",
                 keyCodec.encode(key),
                 value,
@@ -64,12 +78,12 @@ public void putString(K key, String value, long ttlMillis) {
 
     @Override
     public Optional<String> getString(K key) {
-        CacheNode owner = ownerFor(key);
-        if (isLocal(owner)) {
+        Optional<CacheNode> remoteOwner = remoteOwnerFor(key);
+        if (remoteOwner.isEmpty()) {
             return localService.getString(key);
         }
 
-        List<String> response = forwardingClient.forward(owner, List.of("GET", keyCodec.encode(key)));
+        List<String> response = forwardingClient.forward(remoteOwner.get(), List.of("GET", keyCodec.encode(key)));
         if (responseParser.isNotFound(response)) {
             return Optional.empty();
         }
@@ -82,23 +96,23 @@ public Optional<String> getString(K key) {
 
     @Override
     public void push(K key, String value) {
-        CacheNode owner = ownerFor(key);
-        if (isLocal(owner)) {
+        Optional<CacheNode> remoteOwner = remoteOwnerFor(key);
+        if (remoteOwner.isEmpty()) {
             localService.push(key, value);
             return;
         }
 
-        expectOk(forwardingClient.forward(owner, List.of("PUSH", keyCodec.encode(key), value)));
+        expectOk(forwardingClient.forward(remoteOwner.get(), List.of("PUSH", keyCodec.encode(key), value)));
     }
 
     @Override
     public Optional<List<String>> lrange(K key, int from, int to) {
-        CacheNode owner = ownerFor(key);
-        if (isLocal(owner)) {
+        Optional<CacheNode> remoteOwner = remoteOwnerFor(key);
+        if (remoteOwner.isEmpty()) {
             return localService.lrange(key, from, to);
         }
 
-        List<String> response = forwardingClient.forward(owner, List.of(
+        List<String> response = forwardingClient.forward(remoteOwner.get(), List.of(
                 "LRANGE",
                 keyCodec.encode(key),
                 Integer.toString(from),
@@ -122,13 +136,13 @@ public Optional<List<String>> lrange(K key, int from, int to) {
 
     @Override
     public void delete(K key) {
-        CacheNode owner = ownerFor(key);
-        if (isLocal(owner)) {
+        Optional<CacheNode> remoteOwner = remoteOwnerFor(key);
+        if (remoteOwner.isEmpty()) {
             localService.delete(key);
             return;
         }
 
-        expectOk(forwardingClient.forward(owner, List.of("DELETE", keyCodec.encode(key))));
+        expectOk(forwardingClient.forward(remoteOwner.get(), List.of("DELETE", keyCodec.encode(key))));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -146,12 +160,18 @@ public Snapshot metrics() {
         return localService.metrics();
     }
 
-    private CacheNode ownerFor(K key) {
-        return hashRing == null ? currentNode : hashRing.nodeFor(keyCodec.encode(key));
-    }
+    private Optional<CacheNode> remoteOwnerFor(K key) {
+        CacheNode owner = hashRing == null ? currentNode : hashRing.nodeFor(keyCodec.encode(key));
+        if (owner.id().equals(currentNode.id())) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+
+        if (!forwardingAllowed) {
+            throw new ClusterForwardingException("Request routed to wrong node. Expected owner: " + owner.id()
+                    + ", current node: " + currentNode.id());
+        }
 
-    private boolean isLocal(CacheNode owner) {
-        return owner.id().equals(currentNode.id());
+        return Optional.of(owner);
     }
 
     private void expectOk(List<String> response) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cache/cluster/routing/RoutedCacheServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/cache/cluster/routing/RoutedCacheServiceTest.java
index a9bf795..68dd4ee 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cache/cluster/routing/RoutedCacheServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cache/cluster/routing/RoutedCacheServiceTest.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoInteractions;
@@ -63,6 +64,26 @@ void getStringForwardsWhenAnotherNodeOwnsKey() {
         verifyNoInteractions(localService);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void getStringRejectsRemoteOwnerWhenForwardingIsDisabled() {
+        CacheOperations<String> localService = localService();
+        ClusterForwardingClient forwardingClient = mock(ClusterForwardingClient.class);
+        String key = keyOwnedBy(nodeB);
+        RoutedCacheService<String> service = new RoutedCacheService<>(
+                localService,
+                nodeA,
+                clusterInfo,
+                forwardingClient,
+                keyCodec,
+                false
+        );
+
+        var exception = assertThrows(ClusterForwardingException.class, () -> service.getString(key));
+
+        assertEquals("Request routed to wrong node. Expected owner: node-b, current node: node-a", exception.getMessage());
+        verifyNoInteractions(localService, forwardingClient);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void lrangeForwardsAndReturnsListValues() {
         CacheOperations<String> localService = localService();