diff --git a/cli/internal/cache/cache.go b/cli/internal/cache/cache.go
index 8b74272ed10dd..e5e24c1a9d133 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cache/cache.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cache/cache.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func newSyncCache(opts Opts, repoRoot turbopath.AbsoluteSystemPath, client clien
 	}
 
 	if useHTTPCache {
-		implementation := newHTTPCache(opts, client, recorder)
+		implementation := newHTTPCache(opts, client, recorder, repoRoot)
 		cacheImplementations = append(cacheImplementations, implementation)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cli/internal/cache/cache_http.go b/cli/internal/cache/cache_http.go
index 0e8d1ce5437b2..f335a954949bc 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cache/cache_http.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cache/cache_http.go
@@ -267,12 +267,13 @@ func (cache *httpCache) CleanAll() {
 
 func (cache *httpCache) Shutdown() {}
 
-func newHTTPCache(opts Opts, client client, recorder analytics.Recorder) *httpCache {
+func newHTTPCache(opts Opts, client client, recorder analytics.Recorder, repoRoot turbopath.AbsoluteSystemPath) *httpCache {
 	return &httpCache{
 		writable:       true,
 		client:         client,
 		requestLimiter: make(limiter, 20),
 		recorder:       recorder,
+		repoRoot:       repoRoot,
 		signerVerifier: &ArtifactSignatureAuthentication{
 			// TODO(Gaspar): this should use RemoteCacheOptions.TeamId once we start
 			// enforcing team restrictions for repositories.