diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/cache_test.yaml
index c589314be..93723b167 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache_test.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ name: Cache Test
 env:
     EAGER_CONDA_ENV: "nf-core-eager-2.2.0dev"
     EAGER_NF_REV: "7b51863957"
+    CONDA_ENVS_PATH: "/home/runner/miniconda/envs:/usr/share/miniconda/envs"
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -23,9 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       # Setup conda
       - name: setup conda
         uses: goanpeca/setup-miniconda@v1
-      # Make conda envs and pkgs local
-      - name: make conda local
-        run: export CONDA_ENVS_PATH=/home/runner/miniconda/envs:/usr/share/miniconda/envs
       # Cache and Restore the conda pkgs directory
       # Only if the environment.yaml file changes
       - name: cache conda packages