diff --git a/.github/actions/run_tests/action.yaml b/.github/actions/run_tests/action.yaml
index b65429b5..15819d89 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run_tests/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/run_tests/action.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name: run jrnl tests
 description: Runs all jrnl tests on multiple platforms
+inputs:
+  cache-string:
+    description: 'Cache string secret. Change to bust the cache'
+    required: true
 shell: bash
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ runs:
     uses: actions/cache@v2
     with:
       path: .venv
-      key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('poetry.lock') }}-${{ env.PYTHON_FULL_VERSION }}-${{ secrets.CACHE_STRING }}
+      key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('poetry.lock') }}-${{ env.PYTHON_FULL_VERSION }}-${{ inputs.cache-string }}
 
   - name: Install dependencies
     run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing_prs.yaml b/.github/workflows/testing_prs.yaml
index a8bd45d4..0fd0546d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing_prs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_prs.yaml
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ jobs:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          cache-string: ${{ secrets.CACHE_STRING }}
       - uses: ./.github/actions/run_tests
+        with:
+          cache-string: ${{ secrets.CACHE_STRING }}