diff --git a/codebuild_specs/scripts-windows/shared-scripts-windows.sh b/codebuild_specs/scripts-windows/shared-scripts-windows.sh
index 664d4efc1cb..43dab9158ff 100644
--- a/codebuild_specs/scripts-windows/shared-scripts-windows.sh
+++ b/codebuild_specs/scripts-windows/shared-scripts-windows.sh
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ function storeCache {
     s3Path="s3://$CACHE_BUCKET_NAME/$CODEBUILD_SOURCE_VERSION/$alias"
     echo writing cache to $s3Path
     # zip contents and upload to s3
-    # if ! (cd $localPath && tar -czf cache.tar . && ls && aws s3 cp cache.tar $s3Path); then
-    #     echo Something went wrong storing the cache.
-    # fi
-    if ! (cd $localPath && tar -czf cache.tar . && ls && aws s3 cp cache.tar $s3Path); then
+    if ! (cd $localPath && tar cz . | aws s3 cp - $s3Path); then
         echo Something went wrong storing the cache.
     fi
     echo done writing cache