diff --git a/packages/bolt-connection/src/bolt/bolt-protocol-v5x0.utc.transformer.js b/packages/bolt-connection/src/bolt/bolt-protocol-v5x0.utc.transformer.js
index b080273ef..bd2a72ed7 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-connection/src/bolt/bolt-protocol-v5x0.utc.transformer.js
+++ b/packages/bolt-connection/src/bolt/bolt-protocol-v5x0.utc.transformer.js
@@ -157,18 +157,30 @@ function getOffsetFromZoneId (timeZoneId, epochSecond, nanosecond) {
   return offset
 }
 
+const dateTimeFormatCache = new Map()
+
+function getDateTimeFormatForZoneId (timeZoneId) {
+  if (!dateTimeFormatCache.has(timeZoneId)) {
+    const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
+      timeZone: timeZoneId,
+      year: 'numeric',
+      month: 'numeric',
+      day: 'numeric',
+      hour: 'numeric',
+      minute: 'numeric',
+      second: 'numeric',
+      hour12: false,
+      era: 'narrow'
+    })
+
+    dateTimeFormatCache.set(timeZoneId, formatter)
+  }
+
+  return dateTimeFormatCache.get(timeZoneId)
+}
+
 function getTimeInZoneId (timeZoneId, epochSecond, nano) {
-  const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
-    timeZone: timeZoneId,
-    year: 'numeric',
-    month: 'numeric',
-    day: 'numeric',
-    hour: 'numeric',
-    minute: 'numeric',
-    second: 'numeric',
-    hour12: false,
-    era: 'narrow'
-  })
+  const formatter = getDateTimeFormatForZoneId(timeZoneId)
 
   const utc = int(epochSecond)
     .multiply(1000)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/internal/temporal-util.ts b/packages/core/src/internal/temporal-util.ts
index 34416c4e0..2951d5ac5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/internal/temporal-util.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/internal/temporal-util.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 import Integer, { int, isInt } from '../integer'
-import { newError } from '../error'
+import { Neo4jError, newError } from '../error'
 import { assertNumberOrInteger } from './util'
 import { NumberOrInteger } from '../graph-types'
 
@@ -428,13 +428,28 @@ export function assertValidNanosecond (
   )
 }
 
+const timeZoneValidityCache = new Map<string, boolean>()
+const newInvalidZoneIdError = (zoneId: string, fieldName: string): Neo4jError => newError(
+  `${fieldName} is expected to be a valid ZoneId but was: "${zoneId}"`
+)
+
 export function assertValidZoneId (fieldName: string, zoneId: string): void {
+  const cachedResult = timeZoneValidityCache.get(zoneId)
+
+  if (cachedResult === true) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (cachedResult === false) {
+    throw newInvalidZoneIdError(zoneId, fieldName)
+  }
+
   try {
     Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, { timeZone: zoneId })
+    timeZoneValidityCache.set(zoneId, true)
   } catch (e) {
-    throw newError(
-      `${fieldName} is expected to be a valid ZoneId but was: "${zoneId}"`
-    )
+    timeZoneValidityCache.set(zoneId, false)
+    throw newInvalidZoneIdError(zoneId, fieldName)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/neo4j-driver-deno/lib/bolt-connection/bolt/bolt-protocol-v5x0.utc.transformer.js b/packages/neo4j-driver-deno/lib/bolt-connection/bolt/bolt-protocol-v5x0.utc.transformer.js
index b76c9ca30..dec7863ab 100644
--- a/packages/neo4j-driver-deno/lib/bolt-connection/bolt/bolt-protocol-v5x0.utc.transformer.js
+++ b/packages/neo4j-driver-deno/lib/bolt-connection/bolt/bolt-protocol-v5x0.utc.transformer.js
@@ -157,18 +157,30 @@ function getOffsetFromZoneId (timeZoneId, epochSecond, nanosecond) {
   return offset
 }
 
+const dateTimeFormatCache = new Map()
+
+function getDateTimeFormatForZoneId (timeZoneId) {
+  if (!dateTimeFormatCache.has(timeZoneId)) {
+    const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
+      timeZone: timeZoneId,
+      year: 'numeric',
+      month: 'numeric',
+      day: 'numeric',
+      hour: 'numeric',
+      minute: 'numeric',
+      second: 'numeric',
+      hour12: false,
+      era: 'narrow'
+    })
+
+    dateTimeFormatCache.set(timeZoneId, formatter)
+  }
+
+  return dateTimeFormatCache.get(timeZoneId)
+}
+
 function getTimeInZoneId (timeZoneId, epochSecond, nano) {
-  const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
-    timeZone: timeZoneId,
-    year: 'numeric',
-    month: 'numeric',
-    day: 'numeric',
-    hour: 'numeric',
-    minute: 'numeric',
-    second: 'numeric',
-    hour12: false,
-    era: 'narrow'
-  })
+  const formatter = getDateTimeFormatForZoneId(timeZoneId)
 
   const utc = int(epochSecond)
     .multiply(1000)
diff --git a/packages/neo4j-driver-deno/lib/core/internal/temporal-util.ts b/packages/neo4j-driver-deno/lib/core/internal/temporal-util.ts
index 95cfb531d..be1961ec8 100644
--- a/packages/neo4j-driver-deno/lib/core/internal/temporal-util.ts
+++ b/packages/neo4j-driver-deno/lib/core/internal/temporal-util.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 import Integer, { int, isInt } from '../integer.ts'
-import { newError } from '../error.ts'
+import { Neo4jError, newError } from '../error.ts'
 import { assertNumberOrInteger } from './util.ts'
 import { NumberOrInteger } from '../graph-types.ts'
 
@@ -428,13 +428,28 @@ export function assertValidNanosecond (
   )
 }
 
+const timeZoneValidityCache = new Map<string, boolean>()
+const newInvalidZoneIdError = (zoneId: string, fieldName: string): Neo4jError => newError(
+  `${fieldName} is expected to be a valid ZoneId but was: "${zoneId}"`
+)
+
 export function assertValidZoneId (fieldName: string, zoneId: string): void {
+  const cachedResult = timeZoneValidityCache.get(zoneId)
+
+  if (cachedResult === true) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (cachedResult === false) {
+    throw newInvalidZoneIdError(zoneId, fieldName)
+  }
+
   try {
     Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, { timeZone: zoneId })
+    timeZoneValidityCache.set(zoneId, true)
   } catch (e) {
-    throw newError(
-      `${fieldName} is expected to be a valid ZoneId but was: "${zoneId}"`
-    )
+    timeZoneValidityCache.set(zoneId, false)
+    throw newInvalidZoneIdError(zoneId, fieldName)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/runTests.sh b/runTests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0c7562163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runTests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+npm install -g gulp typescript jest
+
+npm ci
+npm run build -- --no-private
+
+if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+  export NEOCTRL_ARGS="$2"
+fi
+
+trap "npm run stop-neo4j" EXIT
+
+npm run start-neo4j
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Unable to start neo4j"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+npm test -- --no-private
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Exit with code 0"
+else
+  echo "Exit with code 1"
+  exit 1
+fi