diff --git a/src/restore/index.ts b/src/restore/index.ts
index 4c810ba..5180cba 100644
--- a/src/restore/index.ts
+++ b/src/restore/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@ import {
 } from '../utils/cache'
 
 async function run(): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    /* 
+      clean up caches
+    */
+      const cacheBase = core.getState('cache-base')
+      const cleanKey = core.getInput('clean-key')
+      const CLEAN_TIME = 7
+  
+      if (cleanKey) {
+        await exec(
+          `/bin/bash -c "find ${cacheBase} -maxdepth 1 -name '${cleanKey}*' -type d -atime +${CLEAN_TIME} -exec rm -rf {} +"`
+        )
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof Error) core.warning(error.message)
+    }
+
   try {
     const key = core.getInput('key')
     const base = core.getInput('base')
diff --git a/src/save/index.ts b/src/save/index.ts
index dfecec0..506edea 100644
--- a/src/save/index.ts
+++ b/src/save/index.ts
@@ -21,21 +21,9 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
       core.info(`,not saving cache`)
     }
 
-    /* 
-      clean up caches
-    */
-    const cacheBase = core.getState('cache-base')
-    const cleanKey = core.getInput('clean-key')
-    const CLEAN_TIME = 7
-
-    if (cleanKey) {
-      await exec(
-        `/bin/bash -c "find ${cacheBase} -maxdepth 1 -name '${cleanKey}*' -type d -atime +${CLEAN_TIME} -exec rm -rf {} +"`
-      )
-    }
   } catch (error) {
     if (error instanceof Error) core.setFailed(error.message)
   }
 }
 
-run()
+run()
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