diff --git a/examples/v7-edge-functions/functions/general/signed-request/main.js b/examples/v7-edge-functions/functions/general/signed-request/main.js
index 3c0919415..b7dba6688 100644
--- a/examples/v7-edge-functions/functions/general/signed-request/main.js
+++ b/examples/v7-edge-functions/functions/general/signed-request/main.js
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ import HmacSHA1 from 'crypto-js/hmac-sha1';
 import Base64 from 'crypto-js/enc-base64';
 import createFetchForOrigin from '../../../utils/createFetchForOrigin';
 
-const fetch = createFetchForOrigin('echo');
+const fetch = createFetchForOrigin('echo', {
+  edgio: {
+    caching: {
+      bypass_cache: true,
+    },
+  },
+});
 
 export async function handleHttpRequest(request, context) {
   // ** IMPORTANT **
diff --git a/examples/v7-edge-functions/utils/createFetchForOrigin.ts b/examples/v7-edge-functions/utils/createFetchForOrigin.ts
index 4b118db5c..aa25d9744 100644
--- a/examples/v7-edge-functions/utils/createFetchForOrigin.ts
+++ b/examples/v7-edge-functions/utils/createFetchForOrigin.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ export default function createFetchWithOrigin(originName: string) {
   }
 
   return async (url: string | Request, options: any = {}) => {
+    const edgio = options.edgio || {};
+    delete options.edgio;
+
     const modifiedOptions = {
       ...options,
       edgio: {
+        ...edgio,
         origin: originName,
       },
     };