diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index 41d8156ca..85b7c61e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ jobs:
     - run: echo "CACHE_COMMIT_DATE=$(git log -1 --pretty='format:%cd' --date=format:'%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Homebrew cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/auto-cache
+      if: false # disabling the cache for now because it is breaking macos builds...
       with:
+        save: false # No need save here if we manually save it later conditionally
         path: ~/Library/Caches/Homebrew
         key: brew-macos-${{ env.CACHE_COMMIT_DATE }}-${{ github.sha }}
         restore-keys: |
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Getting scons cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/auto-cache
       with:
+        save: false # No need save here if we manually save it later conditionally
         path: /tmp/scons_cache
         key: scons-${{ runner.arch }}-macos-${{ env.CACHE_COMMIT_DATE }}-${{ github.sha }}
         restore-keys: |