diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/cache-verify.yml
index 1138a9bf3..e9d860695 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache-verify.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Setup .env files (for caching context)
+        run: |
+          cp backend/.env.test_e2e backend/.env
+          cp webapp/.env.template webapp/.env
+
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with: