@@ -844,9 +844,8 @@ sub new {

         'insert_param' => \&DBIx::Custom::Tag::insert_param,

         'update_param' => \&DBIx::Custom::Tag::update_param

     };

-    

-    # DEPRECATED!

-    $self->{tag_parse} = 1;

+    $self->{tag_parse} = 1 unless exists $self->{tag_parse};

+    $self->{cache} = 0 unless exists $self->{cache};

     return $self;

 }

@@ -1226,7 +1225,7 @@ sub _create_query {

     my ($self, $source, $after_build_sql) = @_;

     # Cache

-    my $cache = $self->cache;

+    my $cache = $self->{cache};

     # Query

     my $query;

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ sub _parse {

         my $c = $self->{_safety_character};

         my $column;

-        if ($self->{_tag_parse} && $clause =~ /(\s|^)\{/) {

+        if ($self->{_tag_parse} && ($clause =~ /\s\{/ || $clause =~ /^\{/)) {

             my $columns = $self->dbi->query_builder->build_query($clause)->{columns};

             $column = $columns->[0];

         }