diff --git a/modules/connectors/connectorDbPostgre.py b/modules/connectors/connectorDbPostgre.py
index 115f25e4..6dca1db9 100644
--- a/modules/connectors/connectorDbPostgre.py
+++ b/modules/connectors/connectorDbPostgre.py
@@ -233,6 +233,31 @@ _BORROW_WAIT_TIMEOUT_S = 30.0
 _BORROW_WAIT_BACKOFF_S = 0.05
 _shuttingDown = False
 
+# Tables whose schema has been verified/created in this process. Avoids repeating
+# two information_schema round-trips on every getRecordset() — under concurrent
+# load (pool tests: 20×50 reads) that was the dominant latency source.
+_ensuredTables: set[tuple[str, str, str]] = set()
+_ensuredTablesLock = threading.Lock()
+
+
+def _tableEnsureCacheKey(dbHost: str, dbDatabase: str, table: str) -> tuple[str, str, str]:
+    return (dbHost, dbDatabase, table.lower())
+
+
+def _isTableEnsured(key: tuple[str, str, str]) -> bool:
+    with _ensuredTablesLock:
+        return key in _ensuredTables
+
+
+def _markTableEnsured(key: tuple[str, str, str]) -> None:
+    with _ensuredTablesLock:
+        _ensuredTables.add(key)
+
+
+def _clearEnsuredTablesCache() -> None:
+    with _ensuredTablesLock:
+        _ensuredTables.clear()
+
 
 def _resolvePoolMax() -> int:
     """Pool size is configurable via `DB_POOL_MAX_CONN` (default 20)."""
@@ -324,6 +349,7 @@ def closeAllPools() -> None:
     """
     global _shuttingDown
     _shuttingDown = True
+    _clearEnsuredTablesCache()
     _PoolRegistry.closeAll()
 
 
@@ -791,10 +817,19 @@ class DatabaseConnector:
     def _ensureTableExists(self, model_class: type) -> bool:
         """Ensures a table exists, creates it if it doesn't."""
         table = model_class.__name__
+        cache_key = _tableEnsureCacheKey(
+            self.dbHost,
+            self.dbDatabase,
+            self._systemTableName if table == "SystemTable" else table,
+        )
+        if _isTableEnsured(cache_key):
+            return True
 
         if table == "SystemTable":
-            # Handle system table specially - it uses _system as the actual table name
-            return self._ensureSystemTableExists()
+            ok = self._ensureSystemTableExists()
+            if ok:
+                _markTableEnsured(cache_key)
+            return ok
 
         try:
             with self.borrowConn() as conn:
@@ -904,6 +939,7 @@ class DatabaseConnector:
                             logger.warning(
                                 f"Could not ensure columns for existing table '{table}': {ensure_err}"
                             )
+            _markTableEnsured(cache_key)
             return True
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error ensuring table {table} exists: {e}")