diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.test.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.test.ts
index abe71bb52b7..930a11b8ae5 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   hasGit,
   isDevelopment,
   isShopify,
+  _resetIsShopifyCache,
   isTerminalInteractive,
   isUnitTest,
   analyticsDisabled,
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@ describe('isDevelopment', () => {
 })
 
 describe('isShopify', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    _resetIsShopifyCache()
+  })
+
   test('returns false when the SHOPIFY_RUN_AS_USER env. variable is truthy', async () => {
     // Given
     const env = {SHOPIFY_RUN_AS_USER: '1'}
@@ -120,6 +125,18 @@ describe('isShopify', () => {
     // When
     await expect(isShopify()).resolves.toBe(true)
   })
+
+  test('memoizes the result', async () => {
+    // Given
+    vi.mocked(fileExists).mockResolvedValue(true)
+
+    // When
+    await isShopify()
+    await isShopify()
+
+    // Then
+    expect(fileExists).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
 })
 
 describe('hasGit', () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.ts
index ad816399db9..675292e2ad9 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ let memoizedIsVerbose: boolean | undefined
  */
 let memoizedIsUnitTest: boolean | undefined
 
+/**
+ * Memoized value for the shopify check.
+ */
+let memoizedIsShopify: Promise<boolean> | undefined
+
 /**
  * Returns true if the CLI is running in debug mode.
  *
@@ -77,11 +82,22 @@ export function isVerbose(env = process.env): boolean {
  * @returns True if the CLI is used in a Shopify environment.
  */
 export async function isShopify(env = process.env): Promise<boolean> {
-  if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(env, environmentVariables.runAsUser)) {
-    return !isTruthy(env[environmentVariables.runAsUser])
+  if (env === process.env && memoizedIsShopify !== undefined) {
+    return memoizedIsShopify
+  }
+
+  const resultPromise = (async () => {
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(env, environmentVariables.runAsUser)) {
+      return !isTruthy(env[environmentVariables.runAsUser])
+    } else {
+      return lazyFileExists(pathConstants.executables.dev)
+    }
+  })()
+
+  if (env === process.env) {
+    memoizedIsShopify = resultPromise
   }
-  const devInstalled = await lazyFileExists(pathConstants.executables.dev)
-  return devInstalled
+  return resultPromise
 }
 
 /**
@@ -325,4 +341,12 @@ export function opentelemetryDomain(env = process.env): string {
   return isSet(domain) ? domain : 'https://otlp-http-production-cli.shopifysvc.com'
 }
 
+/**
+ * This function is only used during UnitTesting.
+ * It resets the memoized value of the shopify check.
+ */
+export function _resetIsShopifyCache(): void {
+  memoizedIsShopify = undefined
+}
+
 export type CIMetadata = Metadata