diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/client/ClientRegionFactoryBean.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/client/ClientRegionFactoryBean.java
index d10968bc..705d7b84 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/client/ClientRegionFactoryBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/client/ClientRegionFactoryBean.java
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ public class ClientRegionFactoryBean<K, V> extends RegionLookupFactoryBean<K, V>
 				else if (DataPolicy.PERSISTENT_REPLICATE.equals(dataPolicy)) {
 					s = ClientRegionShortcut.LOCAL_PERSISTENT;
 				}
+				else if (DataPolicy.NORMAL.equals(this.dataPolicy)) {
+					s = ClientRegionShortcut.CACHING_PROXY;
+				}
 				else {
 					s = ClientRegionShortcut.LOCAL;
 				}