diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9331871c9c..742bf1a86a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           environment-name: pyart-dev
           init-shell: >-
             bash
-          cache-downloads: false
+          cache-downloads: true
           post-cleanup: "all"
           create-args: python=${{ matrix.python-version }}