diff --git a/cmake/configuration.cmake b/cmake/configuration.cmake
index 62cef8be..3c8df05a 100644
--- a/cmake/configuration.cmake
+++ b/cmake/configuration.cmake
@@ -301,4 +301,11 @@ else ()
     hibf_config_error ("HIBF platform.hpp build:    failed\n${HIBF_PLATFORM_TEST_OUTPUT}")
 endif ()
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ccache
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+include ("${HIBF_SOURCE_DIR}/test/cmake/hibf_require_ccache.cmake")
+hibf_require_ccache ()
+
 separate_arguments (HIBF_CXX_FLAGS UNIX_COMMAND "${HIBF_CXX_FLAGS}")
diff --git a/test/cmake/hibf_require_ccache.cmake b/test/cmake/hibf_require_ccache.cmake
index 7eff2574..7fbeb3c9 100644
--- a/test/cmake/hibf_require_ccache.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/hibf_require_ccache.cmake
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ macro (hibf_require_ccache)
     set (HIBF_FPROFILE_ABS_PATH "-fprofile-abs-path")
     if (HIBF_USE_CCACHE)
         find_program (CCACHE_PROGRAM ccache)
-        find_package_message (CCACHE_PROGRAM_PRE "Finding program ccache" "[${CCACHE_PROGRAM}]")
 
         if (NOT CCACHE_PROGRAM)
-            find_package_message (CCACHE_PROGRAM "Finding program ccache - Failed" "[${CCACHE_PROGRAM}]")
+            find_package_message (CCACHE_PROGRAM "  Finding program ccache - Failed" "[${CCACHE_PROGRAM}]")
         else ()
-            find_package_message (CCACHE_PROGRAM "Finding program ccache - Success" "[${CCACHE_PROGRAM}]")
+            find_package_message (CCACHE_PROGRAM "  Finding program ccache - Success" "[${CCACHE_PROGRAM}]")
             set (HIBF_FPROFILE_ABS_PATH "--ccache-skip -fprofile-abs-path")
             # New option since cmake >= 3.4:
             # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_LANG_COMPILER_LAUNCHER.html
diff --git a/test/coverage/CMakeLists.txt b/test/coverage/CMakeLists.txt
index 7be1f7f2..5d7c275b 100644
--- a/test/coverage/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/coverage/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.22)
 project (hibf_test_coverage CXX)
 
-include (../cmake/hibf_require_ccache.cmake)
-hibf_require_ccache ()
-
 # Add a custom build type: Coverage
 
 set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_COVERAGE
diff --git a/test/header/CMakeLists.txt b/test/header/CMakeLists.txt
index 3dc8db5c..ebf543d3 100644
--- a/test/header/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/header/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ macro (hibf_header_test component header_base_path exclude_regex)
     unset (header_target)
 endmacro ()
 
-hibf_require_ccache ()
 hibf_require_benchmark ()
 hibf_require_test ()
 
diff --git a/test/hibf-test.cmake b/test/hibf-test.cmake
index acdd8182..26327618 100644
--- a/test/hibf-test.cmake
+++ b/test/hibf-test.cmake
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ endif ()
 
 include (hibf_test_component)
 include (hibf_test_files)
-include (hibf_require_ccache)
 include (hibf_require_benchmark)
 include (hibf_require_test)
 include (hibf_add_subdirectories)
diff --git a/test/performance/CMakeLists.txt b/test/performance/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a327945..4666114d 100644
--- a/test/performance/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/performance/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ macro (hibf_benchmark benchmark_cpp)
     unset (test_name)
 endmacro ()
 
-hibf_require_ccache ()
 hibf_require_benchmark ()
 
 add_subdirectories ()
diff --git a/test/snippet/CMakeLists.txt b/test/snippet/CMakeLists.txt
index b3dc0139..6f888d4a 100644
--- a/test/snippet/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/snippet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ macro (hibf_snippets test_name_prefix snippet_base_path)
     endforeach ()
 endmacro ()
 
-hibf_require_ccache ()
 hibf_require_test ()
 
 hibf_snippets ("snippet" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
diff --git a/test/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/test/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index b490e540..1a74851b 100644
--- a/test/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ macro (hibf_test unit_test_cpp)
     unset (test_name)
 endmacro ()
 
-hibf_require_ccache ()
 hibf_require_test ()
 
 add_subdirectories ()
diff --git a/util/CMakeLists.txt b/util/CMakeLists.txt
index 906d9703..dc44172b 100644
--- a/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,9 +22,5 @@ FetchContent_Populate (sharg)
 list (APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${sharg_SOURCE_DIR}/build_system")
 find_package (sharg 1.0 REQUIRED)
 
-## ccache
-include ("${HIBF_ROOT_DIR}/test/cmake/hibf_require_ccache.cmake")
-hibf_require_ccache ()
-
 add_executable (fpr_quality fpr_quality.cpp)
 target_link_libraries (fpr_quality seqan::hibf sharg::sharg)