diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index fa9d670cc..ceebc1787 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ghcup install ghc ${{ matrix.ghc }}
           ghcup set ghc ${{ matrix.ghc }}
-      - name: Copy cabal.project
+      - name: Copy cabal.project & fix caching
         run: |
+          mkdir ~/.cabal
           cp cabal.project.non-nix cabal.project
       - name: Cache
         uses: actions/cache@v3