diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
index 29278e183..5543d60cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
@@ -202,11 +202,12 @@ jobs:
                   --ccache "$CCACHE_SIZE" $NO_CLIENT
           .ci/name_build.sh
 
+      # Delete stale ccache so Save can refresh it; failures are non-fatal (e.g. no prior cache)
       - name: Delete stale ccache
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{github.token}}
-        run: gh cache delete "${{ steps.ccache_restore.outputs.cache-primary-key }}" || true
+        run: gh cache delete "${{ steps.ccache_restore.outputs.cache-primary-key }}" || echo "warning: cache delete failed"
 
       - name: Save compiler cache (ccache)
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
@@ -449,11 +450,12 @@ jobs:
           TARGET_MACOS_VERSION: ${{ matrix.override_target }}
         run: .ci/compile.sh --server --test --vcpkg
 
+      # Delete stale ccache so Save can refresh it; failures are non-fatal (e.g. no prior cache)
       - name: Delete stale ccache
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && matrix.use_ccache == 1
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{github.token}}
-        run: gh cache delete "${{ steps.ccache_restore.outputs.cache-primary-key }}" || true
+        run: gh cache delete "${{ steps.ccache_restore.outputs.cache-primary-key }}" || echo "warning: cache delete failed"
 
       - name: Save compiler cache (ccache)
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && matrix.use_ccache == 1