diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-testing.yml
index 0eae1133b2..45cb977a51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-testing.yml
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pwsh tools/SmokeTesting/run_tests.ps1
 
-      - name: Save cache smoke-testing Sample.exe
-        if: steps.cache-exe.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && ${{ github.ref }} == 'refs/heads/dev'
+      - name: Save cache smoke-testing Sample.exe (only in dev)
+        if: steps.cache-exe.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
         uses: actions/cache/save@v4
         with:
           key: Smoke-testing-sample.exe-${{ hashFiles('src/**', 'CMakeLists.txt', '3rdparty/include/**', 'include/**', 'cmake/**', 'MAA.sln', 'MaaDeps/**') }}