diff --git a/workflow-steps/cache/hashing-utils.ts b/workflow-steps/cache/hashing-utils.ts
index e16627a..efa6691 100644
--- a/workflow-steps/cache/hashing-utils.ts
+++ b/workflow-steps/cache/hashing-utils.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function hash(input: string) {
 }
 
 function tildePathToRelative(cachedFolderPath: string) {
-  if (cachedFolderPath.includes('~')) {
+  if (cachedFolderPath.startsWith('~')) {
     const expandedPath = cachedFolderPath.replace(/^~/, os.homedir());
     return path.relative(process.cwd(), expandedPath);
   }
diff --git a/workflow-steps/cache/output/post.js b/workflow-steps/cache/output/post.js
index d38fb07..54bf407 100644
--- a/workflow-steps/cache/output/post.js
+++ b/workflow-steps/cache/output/post.js
@@ -5978,7 +5978,7 @@ function hash(input) {
   return crypto.createHash("sha256").update(input).digest("hex");
 }
 function tildePathToRelative(cachedFolderPath) {
-  if (cachedFolderPath.includes("~")) {
+  if (cachedFolderPath.startsWith("~")) {
     const expandedPath = cachedFolderPath.replace(/^~/, os.homedir());
     return path.relative(process.cwd(), expandedPath);
   }