diff --git a/.github/workflows/lxc-test.yml b/.github/workflows/lxc-test.yml
index 0b9c79d..2a6e4bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lxc-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lxc-test.yml
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
           done
 
       - name: Export images for cache
-        if: always() && steps.cache-images.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        if: steps.cache-images.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
           mkdir -p /tmp/incus-cache
           if incus list -c n --format csv | grep -q builder-localchat; then