diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-pre-commit-hooks.yml b/.github/workflows/check-pre-commit-hooks.yml
index 444070e..6d5141f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-pre-commit-hooks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-pre-commit-hooks.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@8aa03977d8d733052d78f4e008a241fd1dbf36b3
-      - name: Run pre-commit hooks
+      - env:
+          TREEFMT_NO_CACHE: "1"
+        name: Run pre-commit hooks
         run: prek --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
         shell: nix develop .#standards --command bash {0}
 name: Make sure all pre-commit hooks pass
diff --git a/nix/general/workflows/check-pre-commit-hooks.nix b/nix/general/workflows/check-pre-commit-hooks.nix
index 28b887e..7fc79e9 100644
--- a/nix/general/workflows/check-pre-commit-hooks.nix
+++ b/nix/general/workflows/check-pre-commit-hooks.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ in
           name = "Run pre-commit hooks";
           shell = "nix develop .#standards --command bash {0}";
           run = "prek --all-files --show-diff-on-failure";
+          env = {
+            # On some CI runners, the cache would time out, causing the pipeline to fail.
+            # Since the official documentation (https://treefmt.com/usage/#ci-integration)
+            # recommends using `----no-cache` anyway, we add it here.
+            #
+            # We do not add `--fail-on-change`, since prek takes care of that
+            TREEFMT_NO_CACHE = "1";
+          };
         }
       ];
     };