diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/fix_cache_timeout_0.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/fix_cache_timeout_0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9f830fdc52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/fix_cache_timeout_0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - A cache timeout of 0 means the cache will not expire.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/cache/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/cache/__init__.py
index 76aed247834..2396a6e5747 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/cache/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/cache/__init__.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class BaseFileCacheModule(BaseCacheModule):
     def has_expired(self, key):
 
         if self._timeout == 0:
-            return True
+            return False
 
         cachefile = "%s/%s" % (self._cache_dir, key)
         try: