diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-cache/action.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-cache/action.yaml
index 523ce9fe8f..ec929d3de2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-cache/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-cache/action.yaml
@@ -24,9 +24,17 @@ runs:
       with:
         path: ${{ inputs.path }}
 
-    - name: restore github cache
-      if: ${{ !contains(runner.name, 'nsc') }}
-      uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
+    - name: setup github cache
+      if: ${{ !contains(runner.name, 'nsc') && inputs.save != 'false' }}
+      uses: 'actions/cache@v3'
+      with:
+        path: ${{ inputs.path }}
+        key: ${{ inputs.key }}
+        restore-keys: ${{ inputs.restore-keys }}
+
+    - name: setup github cache
+      if: ${{ !contains(runner.name, 'nsc') && inputs.save == 'false' }}
+      uses: 'actions/cache/restore@v3'
       with:
         path: ${{ inputs.path }}
         key: ${{ inputs.key }}
@@ -36,10 +44,3 @@ runs:
     - id: scons-cache-setup
       shell: bash
       run: mkdir -p ${{ inputs.path }}
-
-    - name: save github cache
-      if: ${{ !contains(runner.name, 'nsc') && inputs.save != 'false' }}
-      uses: actions/cache/save@v3
-      with:
-        path: ${{ inputs.path }}
-        key: ${{ inputs.key }}