diff --git a/.github/workflows/nf-core-linting.yml b/.github/workflows/nf-core-linting.yml
index e49d3209..11760eb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nf-core-linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nf-core-linting.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-nextflow
 
       - name: Install Nextflow
+        if: steps.cache-nextflow.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         env:
           CAPSULE_LOG: none
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest-workflow.yml
index 34a4cabd..75cbaaee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest-workflow.yml
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ jobs:
         run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip pytest-workflow
 
       - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        id: cache-nextflow
         with:
           path: /usr/local/bin/nextflow
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-nextflow-${{ matrix.nxf_version }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-nextflow-
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-nextflow
 
       - name: Install Nextflow
+        if: steps.cache-nextflow.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         env:
           NXF_VER: ${{ matrix.nxf_version }}
           CAPSULE_LOG: none