diff --git a/cache/remotecache/inline.go b/cache/remotecache/inline.go
index 4c1633ecc..fafeafa74 100644
--- a/cache/remotecache/inline.go
+++ b/cache/remotecache/inline.go
@@ -149,14 +149,17 @@ func preprocessLayers(img image, m ocispecs.Manifest) ([]ocispecs.Descriptor, er
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	numLayers := len(m.Layers)
-	if len(createdDates) != numLayers {
+	n := len(m.Layers)
+
+	if len(createdDates) != n {
 		return nil, errors.New("unexpected creation dates length")
 	}
-	if len(createdMsg) != numLayers {
+
+	if len(createdMsg) != n {
 		return nil, errors.New("unexpected creation messages length")
 	}
-	if len(img.Rootfs.DiffIDs) != numLayers {
+
+	if len(img.Rootfs.DiffIDs) != n {
 		return nil, errors.New("unexpected rootfs diff IDs")
 	}
 
diff --git a/solver/llbsolver/bridge.go b/solver/llbsolver/bridge.go
index 8eca07cd1..e445c9539 100644
--- a/solver/llbsolver/bridge.go
+++ b/solver/llbsolver/bridge.go
@@ -96,10 +96,7 @@ func (b *llbBridge) loadResult(ctx context.Context, def *pb.Definition, cacheImp
 		polEngine = sourcepolicy.NewEngine(pol)
 	}
 
-	err = b.processImports(ctx, cacheImports, w)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	b.processImports(ctx, cacheImports, w)
 
 	dpc := &detectPrunedCacheID{}
 
@@ -127,7 +124,7 @@ func (b *llbBridge) loadResult(ctx context.Context, def *pb.Definition, cacheImp
 	return res, nil
 }
 
-func (b *llbBridge) processImports(ctx context.Context, cacheImports []gw.CacheOptionsEntry, w worker.Worker) error {
+func (b *llbBridge) processImports(ctx context.Context, cacheImports []gw.CacheOptionsEntry, w worker.Worker) {
 	var importRefs []string
 
 	// Earthly custom inline cache handling. Other cache import types are ignored.
@@ -150,15 +147,15 @@ func (b *llbBridge) processImports(ctx context.Context, cacheImports []gw.CacheO
 		b.importMu.Unlock()
 
 		remotes := map[digest.Digest]*solver.Remote{}
+		name := fmt.Sprintf("importing cache manifest from %s", importRef)
 
-		err := inBuilderContext(ctx, b.builder, "importing cache manifest from "+importRef, "", func(ctx context.Context, g session.Group) error {
+		err := inBuilderContext(ctx, b.builder, name, "", func(ctx context.Context, g session.Group) error {
 			var err error
 			remotes, err = registry.EarthlyInlineCacheRemotes(ctx, b.sm, w, b.registryHosts, g, cacheImport.Attrs)
 			return err
 		})
 		if err != nil {
-			close(done)
-			return err
+			bklog.G(ctx).Warnf("failed to import cache manifest from %s", importRef)
 		}
 
 		if len(remotes) > 0 {
@@ -176,8 +173,6 @@ func (b *llbBridge) processImports(ctx context.Context, cacheImports []gw.CacheO
 		b.importMu.Unlock()
 		<-done
 	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 // getExporter is earthly specific code which extracts the configured exporter