diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 5c9b3f0faae..26e75d0cabd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
           npm install --ignore-scripts
-          chown -R 1001:121 "/github/home/.npm" # fix npm cache permissions for npm v7
+          chown -R 1001:121 "/github/home/.npm" || true # fix npm cache permissions for npm v7 if cache exists
           npx lerna bootstrap --no-ci
           npm run compile
 
       - name: Install and Build (cache hit) 🔧
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit == 'true'
         run: |
+          chown -R 1001:121 "/github/home/.npm" # fix npm cache permissions for npm v7
           npm ci --ignore-scripts
           npx lerna bootstrap
           npm run compile