diff --git a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-doc.yml b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-doc.yml
index 902f8cc99..e3ed9623a 100644
--- a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-doc.yml
+++ b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-doc.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ doxygen:
     key: "ccache-$CI_JOB_NAME"
     paths:
       - $CCACHE_BASEDIR_VALUE/
+    when: 'always'
   variables:
     CCACHE_BASEDIR_VALUE: ns-3-ccache-storage
     COMPILER: g++
diff --git a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-test.yml b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-test.yml
index c6c7b4dec..e9764d2f5 100644
--- a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-test.yml
+++ b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-test.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     key: "$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
     paths:
       - $CCACHE_BASEDIR_VALUE/
+    when: 'always'
   variables:
     COMPILER: g++
     CCACHE_BASEDIR_VALUE: ns-3-ccache-storage
diff --git a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci.yml b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci.yml
index 363e14202..d3bd74545 100644
--- a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ stages:
     key: "ccache-$CI_JOB_NAME"
     paths:
       - $CCACHE_BASEDIR_VALUE/
+    when: 'always'
   timeout: 12h
   variables:
     CCACHE_BASEDIR_VALUE: ns-3-ccache-storage