diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache.yml b/.github/workflows/cache.yml
index c74d2e2..83b20cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache Ansible
         uses: actions/cache@13aacd865c20de90d75de3b17ebe84f7a17d57d2 # 4.0
+        id: cache-ansible
         with:
           path: ~/.ansible/collections
           key: ansible-${{ hashFiles('collections/requirements.txt') }}
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
           echo "::endgroup::"
 
+      - name: Install ansible dependencies
+        if: steps.cache-ansible.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' # only run if false since this is just a cache step
+        run: |
           echo "::group::Install Ansible role requirements from collections/requirements.yml"
           ansible-galaxy install -r collections/requirements.yml
           echo "::endgroup::"