diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-nix/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-nix/action.yaml
index fb7b0f6b60..b7b263104b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-nix/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-nix/action.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ runs:
         name: postgrest
         authToken: ${{ inputs.authToken }}
     - name: Put all tools to store to be cached afterwards
-      run: nix-instantiate -A style -A memory -A withTools -A loadtest -A tests default.nix
+      run: |
+        nix-store -v --realize $( nix-instantiate -A style -A memory -A withTools -A loadtest -A tests default.nix )
       shell: bash
     - if: ${{ inputs.tools }}
       run: nix-env -f default.nix -iA ${{ inputs.tools }}