diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index a471a977..75c01113 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'src/**'
       - 'tests/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml'
 
 jobs:
   unit-tests:
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         path: openmpi-${{ env.OMPI_VERSION }}/installed
         key: openmpi-${{ env.OMPI_VERSION }}
+        save-always: 'true'
 
     - name: Display GCC version number
       run: gcc --version