diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-cache.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-cache.yml
index c8324ee1..ba3af16b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-cache.yml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: prepare sub-projects
-        run: __tests__/prepare-yarn-subprojects.sh
+        run: __tests__/prepare-yarn-subprojects.sh keepcache keepcache
 
       # expect
       #  - no errors
diff --git a/dist/cache-save/index.js b/dist/cache-save/index.js
index 44b82f82..2db4b660 100644
--- a/dist/cache-save/index.js
+++ b/dist/cache-save/index.js
@@ -60361,10 +60361,14 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
         step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
     });
 };
+var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
+    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
+};
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
 exports.run = void 0;
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const cache = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7799));
+const fs_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(7147));
 const constants_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9042);
 const cache_utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1678);
 // Catch and log any unhandled exceptions.  These exceptions can leak out of the uploadChunk method in
@@ -60389,13 +60393,14 @@ exports.run = run;
 const cachePackages = (packageManager) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     const state = core.getState(constants_1.State.CacheMatchedKey);
     const primaryKey = core.getState(constants_1.State.CachePrimaryKey);
-    const cachePaths = JSON.parse(core.getState(constants_1.State.CachePaths) || '[]');
+    let cachePaths = JSON.parse(core.getState(constants_1.State.CachePaths) || '[]');
+    cachePaths = cachePaths.filter(fs_1.default.existsSync);
     const packageManagerInfo = yield cache_utils_1.getPackageManagerInfo(packageManager);
     if (!packageManagerInfo) {
         core.debug(`Caching for '${packageManager}' is not supported`);
         return;
     }
-    if (cachePaths.length === 0) {
+    if (!cachePaths.length) {
         // TODO: core.getInput has a bug - it can return undefined despite its definition (tests only?)
         //       export declare function getInput(name: string, options?: InputOptions): string;
         const cacheDependencyPath = core.getInput('cache-dependency-path') || '';
diff --git a/src/cache-save.ts b/src/cache-save.ts
index 96f6a7d4..9449fb85 100644
--- a/src/cache-save.ts
+++ b/src/cache-save.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
 import * as cache from '@actions/cache';
+
+import fs from 'fs';
+
 import {State} from './constants';
 import {getPackageManagerInfo} from './cache-utils';
 
@@ -23,7 +26,10 @@ export async function run() {
 const cachePackages = async (packageManager: string) => {
   const state = core.getState(State.CacheMatchedKey);
   const primaryKey = core.getState(State.CachePrimaryKey);
-  const cachePaths = JSON.parse(core.getState(State.CachePaths) || '[]');
+  let cachePaths = JSON.parse(
+    core.getState(State.CachePaths) || '[]'
+  ) as string[];
+  cachePaths = cachePaths.filter(fs.existsSync);
 
   const packageManagerInfo = await getPackageManagerInfo(packageManager);
   if (!packageManagerInfo) {
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ const cachePackages = async (packageManager: string) => {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (cachePaths.length === 0) {
+  if (!cachePaths.length) {
     // TODO: core.getInput has a bug - it can return undefined despite its definition (tests only?)
     //       export declare function getInput(name: string, options?: InputOptions): string;
     const cacheDependencyPath = core.getInput('cache-dependency-path') || '';