diff --git a/bazel-docker/action.yml b/bazel-docker/action.yml
index 41cc39d..6c49fd3 100644
--- a/bazel-docker/action.yml
+++ b/bazel-docker/action.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Hook up repository Cache
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "BAZEL_FLAGS=$BAZEL_FLAGS --repository_cache='/workspace/${{ env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_PATH }}'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "BAZEL_FLAGS=$BAZEL_FLAGS --repository_cache='/${{ env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_PATH }}'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: Validate inputs
       if: ${{ (inputs.bash && inputs.bazel) || (!inputs.bash && !inputs.bazel) }}
diff --git a/bazel/action.yml b/bazel/action.yml
index 99c5969..55f1a10 100644
--- a/bazel/action.yml
+++ b/bazel/action.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Hook up repository Cache
       shell: bash
-      run: echo "BAZEL_FLAGS=$BAZEL_FLAGS --repository_cache=$(pwd)/${{ env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_PATH }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "BAZEL_FLAGS=$BAZEL_FLAGS --repository_cache=/${{ env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_PATH }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       # TODO(b/467211650) this shouldn't be necessary, remove it
     - name: Append additional flags
diff --git a/internal/repository-cache-restore/action.yml b/internal/repository-cache-restore/action.yml
index f70f695..aeeef45 100644
--- a/internal/repository-cache-restore/action.yml
+++ b/internal/repository-cache-restore/action.yml
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ runs:
     - name: Restore Bazel repository cache
       id: restore-cache
       # Skip if there's already a downloaded cache
-      if: ${{ hashFiles(format('{0}/{1}', github.workspace, env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_PATH)) == '' }}
+      if: ${{ hashFiles(format('/{0}', env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_PATH)) == '' }}
       uses: actions/cache/restore@1bd1e32a3bdc45362d1e726936510720a7c30a57 # v4.2.0
       with:
-        path: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_PATH }}
+        path: /${{ env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_PATH }}
         key: ${{ env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_NAME }}
         restore-keys: ${{ env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_BASE }}
 
diff --git a/internal/repository-cache-save/action.yml b/internal/repository-cache-save/action.yml
index c00ba69..5dfcc3a 100644
--- a/internal/repository-cache-save/action.yml
+++ b/internal/repository-cache-save/action.yml
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ runs:
       if: ${{ env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_HASH != hashFiles(format('{0}/**', env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_PATH)) }}
       uses: actions/cache/save@1bd1e32a3bdc45362d1e726936510720a7c30a57 # v4.2.0
       with:
-        path: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_PATH }}
+        path: /${{ env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_PATH }}
         key: ${{ env.REPOSITORY_CACHE_BASE }}-${{ github.sha }}