diff --git a/.github/actions/download-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml b/.github/actions/download-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml
index d1d356ab0f..970ac87c41 100644
--- a/.github/actions/download-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/download-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ runs:
         for i in "${packages[@]}"; do
           echo "C-$i"
           REMOTE_FILE_PATH="s3://${S3_BUILD_BUCKET_SHORT_NAME}/${REMOTE_PATH}/$i.tar.gz"
-          cache_exists=$(aws s3 ls $REMOTE_FILE_PATH > /dev/null)
+          set +e; cache_exists=$(aws s3 ls $REMOTE_FILE_PATH > /dev/null); set -e
           echo "D-$i"
-          if [ $cache_exists  -eq 0 ]; then
+          if [ aws s3 ls $REMOTE_FILE_PATH > /dev/null -eq 0 ]; then
             echo "downloading persistent cache artifacts from $REMOTE_FILE_PATH"
             aws s3 cp --no-progress REMOTE_FILE_PATH $i.tar.gz
             du -h $i.tar.gz