diff --git a/.github/workflows/badges.yaml b/.github/workflows/badges.yaml
index 16edb45c2..614675b4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/badges.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/badges.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 env:
   BASE_IMAGE: openpilot-base
   DOCKER_REGISTRY: ghcr.io/commaai
-  RUN: docker run --shm-size 1G -v $PWD:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v /tmp/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v /tmp/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v /tmp/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $DOCKER_REGISTRY/$BASE_IMAGE:latest /bin/sh -c
+  RUN: docker run --shm-size 1G -v $PWD:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v ~/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v /tmp/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v /tmp/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $DOCKER_REGISTRY/$BASE_IMAGE:latest /bin/sh -c
 
 jobs:
   badges:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index 5a8822576..0c911004f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ env:
   BUILD: |
       DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build --pull --build-arg BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1 --cache-from $DOCKER_REGISTRY/$BASE_IMAGE:latest -t $DOCKER_REGISTRY/$BASE_IMAGE:latest -t $BASE_IMAGE:latest -f Dockerfile.openpilot_base .
 
-  RUN: docker run --shm-size 1G -v $PWD:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e FILEREADER_CACHE=1 -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v /tmp/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v /tmp/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v /tmp/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $BASE_IMAGE /bin/sh -c
+  RUN: docker run --shm-size 1G -v $PWD:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e FILEREADER_CACHE=1 -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v ~/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v /tmp/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v /tmp/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $BASE_IMAGE /bin/sh -c
 
   BUILD_CL: |
       DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build --build-arg BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1 --cache-from $DOCKER_REGISTRY/$CL_BASE_IMAGE:latest -t $DOCKER_REGISTRY/$CL_BASE_IMAGE:latest -t $CL_BASE_IMAGE:latest -f Dockerfile.openpilot_base_cl .
-  RUN_CL: docker run --shm-size 1G -v $PWD:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v /tmp/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v /tmp/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v /tmp/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $CL_BASE_IMAGE /bin/sh -c
+  RUN_CL: docker run --shm-size 1G -v $PWD:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v ~/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v /tmp/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v /tmp/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $CL_BASE_IMAGE /bin/sh -c
 
   UNIT_TEST: coverage run --append -m unittest discover
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache/save@v3
       if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
       with:
-        path: /tmp/scons_cache
+        path: ~/scons_cache
         key: scons-${{ env.CACHE_COMMIT_DATE }}-${{ github.sha }}
 
   build_mac:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup/action.yaml b/.github/workflows/setup/action.yaml
index 51b73db89..781073083 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/setup/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup/action.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ runs:
     - id: restore-scons-cache
       uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
       with:
-        path: /tmp/scons_cache
+        path: ~/scons_cache
         key: scons-${{ env.CACHE_COMMIT_DATE }}-${{ github.sha }}
         restore-keys: |
           scons-${{ env.CACHE_COMMIT_DATE }}-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml
index e1311db87..f96427658 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ env:
   BUILD: |
       DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build --pull --build-arg BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1 --cache-from $DOCKER_REGISTRY/$BASE_IMAGE:latest -t $DOCKER_REGISTRY/$BASE_IMAGE:latest -t $BASE_IMAGE:latest -f Dockerfile.openpilot_base .
 
-  RUN: docker run --shm-size 1G -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e FILEREADER_CACHE=1 -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v /tmp/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v /tmp/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v /tmp/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $BASE_IMAGE /bin/sh -c
+  RUN: docker run --shm-size 1G -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e FILEREADER_CACHE=1 -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v ~/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v /tmp/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v /tmp/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $BASE_IMAGE /bin/sh -c
 
   BUILD_CL: |
       DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build --pull --build-arg BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1 --cache-from $DOCKER_REGISTRY/$CL_BASE_IMAGE:latest -t $DOCKER_REGISTRY/$CL_BASE_IMAGE:latest -t $CL_BASE_IMAGE:latest -f Dockerfile.openpilot_base_cl .
-  RUN_CL: docker run --shm-size 1G -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v /tmp/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v /tmp/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v /tmp/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $CL_BASE_IMAGE /bin/sh -c
+  RUN_CL: docker run --shm-size 1G -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v ~/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v /tmp/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v /tmp/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $CL_BASE_IMAGE /bin/sh -c
 
 
 jobs: