diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index e2a5d5be7f..23d052dc03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             /usr/local/bin/nf-test
             /home/runner/.nf-test/nf-test.jar
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-nftest-${{ needs.date.outputs.date }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-nftest-${{ env.date }}
 
       - name: Install nf-test
         if: steps.cache-software.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'