diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-race.yml b/.github/workflows/test-race.yml
index bae7194adf..a31c78962f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-race.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-race.yml
@@ -143,11 +143,15 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-go
           fail-on-cache-miss: false
-      - name: Install tools if cache restore fails
-        if: steps.go-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      - name: Install tools if tparse doesn't exist
         run: |
-          go mod download
-          make tools
+          if command -v tparse &> /dev/null; then
+            echo "tparse exists"
+          else
+            echo "tparse doesn't exist"
+            go mod download
+            make tools
+          fi
       - name: Set up plugin cache
         id: plugin-cache
         uses: actions/cache@1bd1e32a3bdc45362d1e726936510720a7c30a57 # v4.2.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ce3b1ffede..f2dc8563e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -143,11 +143,15 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-go
           fail-on-cache-miss: false
-      - name: Install tools if cache restore fails
-        if: steps.go-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      - name: Install tools if tparse doesn't exist
         run: |
-          go mod download
-          make tools
+          if command -v tparse &> /dev/null; then
+            echo "tparse exists"
+          else
+            echo "tparse doesn't exist"
+            go mod download
+            make tools
+          fi
       - name: Set up plugin cache
         id: plugin-cache
         uses: actions/cache@1bd1e32a3bdc45362d1e726936510720a7c30a57 # v4.2.0