diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index c4fe5a824..316464544 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Ensure ccache installed
         run: |
           if ! command -v ccache >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "ccache not found in container; installing."
             apt-get update -qq
             DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -qq ccache
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c007792e1..32e840d4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           zip_add_unique() {
             local target_name
             target_name="$(basename "$1")"
-            if unzip -Z1 eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip | grep -qx "$target_name"; then
+            if [ -f eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip ] && unzip -Z1 eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip | grep -qx "$target_name"; then
               echo "Skipping duplicate library: $target_name"
               return 0
             fi