diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-linux.yaml
index d4474be9e..39b739968 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-linux.yaml
@@ -74,11 +74,15 @@ jobs:
             ninja-build \
             wayland-protocols
       - name: Install sccache
+        working-directory: /home/runner
         run: |
           curl -s -L "https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/v${{ env.SCCACHE_VERSION }}/sccache-v${{ env.SCCACHE_VERSION }}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz" \
           | tar xvz -C .
           chmod +x "sccache-v${{ env.SCCACHE_VERSION }}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/sccache"
           sudo cp "sccache-v${{ env.SCCACHE_VERSION }}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/sccache" "/bin/sccache"
+          rm -rf "sccache-v${{ env.SCCACHE_VERSION }}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"
+          mkdir .sccache
+          echo "SCCACHE_DIR=$PWD/.sccache" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Install clang and libc++
         if: matrix.compiler == 'clang'
         run: |
@@ -94,11 +98,12 @@ jobs:
             g++
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Load compiler cache
+      - name: Load cached compilation artifacts
+        id: compiler-cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
-          path: "$HOME/.cache/sccache"
-          key: sccache-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.x11 }}-${{ matrix.wayland }}-${{ matrix.compiler }}
+          path: "${{ env.SCCACHE_DIR }}"
+          key: sccache-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.x11 }}-${{ matrix.wayland }}-${{ matrix.compiler }}-${{ github.ref }}
       - name: Configure with CMake
         run: |
           set -x # show the commands we're running
@@ -142,6 +147,11 @@ jobs:
             -DMAINTAINER_MODE=ON
       - name: Compile
         run: cmake --build build
+      - name: WHYYY IS CACHE FAILING
+        run: |
+          ls /home/runner
+          echo AND THEN
+          ls ${{ env.SCCACHE_DIR }}
       - name: Test
         working-directory: build
         run: ctest --output-on-failure
diff --git a/cmake/CCache.cmake b/cmake/CCache.cmake
index df1ca609a..0b2ccebcc 100644
--- a/cmake/CCache.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CCache.cmake
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ endif()
 find_program(CCACHE_COMMAND sccache)
 if(CCACHE_COMMAND)
     mark_as_advanced(CCACHE_COMMAND)
-    message(NOTICE "Using sccache; disable with '-DUSE_CCACHE=OFF'")
+    message(STATUS "Using sccache; disable with '-DUSE_CCACHE=OFF'")
 else()
     find_program(CCACHE_COMMAND ccache)
     if(CCACHE_COMMAND)
         mark_as_advanced(CCACHE_COMMAND)
-        message(NOTICE "Using ccache; disable with '-DUSE_CCACHE=OFF'")
+        message(STATUS "Using ccache; disable with '-DUSE_CCACHE=OFF'")
     else()
         message(WARNING "Neither sccache nor ccache found")
         return()