diff --git a/.github/workflows/primer_run_main.yaml b/.github/workflows/primer_run_main.yaml
index 03f64c40523..1c697a7eca2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/primer_run_main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/primer_run_main.yaml
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{
             steps.commitstring.outputs.commitstring }}-primer
       - name: Regenerate cache
-        if: steps.cache-projects.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        # Presence of colorama is a heuristic for the env having all packages
+        if:
+          steps.cache-projects.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' || (. venv/bin/activate && !
+          python -m pip show colorama)
         run: |
           . venv/bin/activate
           python tests/primer/__main__.py prepare --clone
diff --git a/.github/workflows/primer_run_pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/primer_run_pr.yaml
index 80aa16b311d..86917f3299c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/primer_run_pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/primer_run_pr.yaml
@@ -147,7 +147,10 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{
             steps.commitstring.outputs.commitstring }}-primer
       - name: Regenerate cache
-        if: steps.cache-projects.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        # Presence of colorama is a heuristic for the env having all packages
+        if:
+          steps.cache-projects.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' || (. venv/bin/activate && !
+          python -m pip show colorama)
         run: |
           . venv/bin/activate
           python tests/primer/__main__.py prepare --clone