diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ffe6a35806ab828d0cea7b76e46f5b5116a85753..f401465c8a81aeb81c41a3d070001a35ead3d914 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ docker_centos_build:
      - ./build.sh $CI_PROJECT_DIR unused pdata 0 base
      - ls openfpm_dependencies
    cache:
+     when: always
      key: $CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG
      paths:
        - openfpm_dependencies/