diff --git a/.github/workflows/applications.yml b/.github/workflows/applications.yml
index 7b72c83313..2cb93550de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/applications.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/applications.yml
@@ -131,23 +131,28 @@ jobs:
     - name: Create matrix
       id: set-matrix
       run: |
+        if "${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' }}" == "true"; then
         MATRIX="$(jq -c '.' <<EOF
         {
           "ghc": ["9.6.4", "9.8.1"],
           "cabal": ["3.10"],
           "os": ["ubuntu-20.04", "ubuntu-22.04"],
-          "use-freeze-file": ["false"],
-          "include": [
-            {
-              "ghc": "9.6.4",
-              "cabal": "3.10",
-              "os" : "ubuntu-20.04",
-              "use-freeze-file": "true"
-            }
+          "use-freeze-file": ["false"]
           ]
         }
         EOF
         )"
+        else
+        MATRIX="$(jq -c '.' <<EOF
+        {
+          "ghc": ["9.6.4"],
+          "cabal": ["3.10"],
+          "os": ["ubuntu-20.04", "ubuntu-22.04"],
+          "use-freeze-file": ["true"]
+        }
+        EOF
+        )"
+        fi
         echo "matrix=$MATRIX" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - name: Log config
       run: |
@@ -292,21 +297,15 @@ jobs:
     # dist cache
     # the cache-key forces uploading of cache at least once a day, which ensures that
     # upstream dependency changes are captured regularly.
-    - name: Create date file for dist-newstyle cache key
-      id: cache-date
-      run: |
-        echo "value=$(date +%Y.%j)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - uses: actions/cache@v3
       name: Cache dist-newstyle
       with:
         path: |
-          ~/.cabal/packages
-          ~/.cabal/store
           dist-newstyle
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}-2-${{ steps.cache-date.outputs.value }}-${{ hashFiles('cabal.*', '*.cabal', 'src/**', 'test/**') }}
+        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}-${{ matrix.use-freeze-file }}-2-${{ hashFiles('cabal.*', '*.cabal', 'src/**', 'test/**') }}
         restore-keys: |
-          ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}-2-${{ steps.cache-date.outputs.value }}-
-          ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}-2-
+          ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}-${{ matrix.use-freeze-file }}-2-
+          ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}-
 
     # Build
     - name: Delete Freeze file if it exists
@@ -331,7 +330,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         bucket: "kadena-cabal-cache"
         region: "us-east-1"
-        folder: "${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}"
+        folder: "${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}-${{ matrix.use-freeze-file }}"
         aws_access_key_id: "${{ secrets.kadena_cabal_cache_aws_access_key_id }}"
         aws_secret_access_key: "${{ secrets.kadena_cabal_cache_aws_secret_access_key }}"
     - name: Install build dependencies
@@ -618,15 +617,13 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and publish docker image
     needs: [config, build]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    if: "${{ github.event_name != 'schedule' }}"
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         # when adding more than one build, use a different package name or
         # different tags
         include:
-        - ghc: "9.6.4"
-          os: "ubuntu-20.04"
-          use-freeze-file: "false"
         - ghc: "9.6.4"
           os: "ubuntu-20.04"
           use-freeze-file: "true"