diff --git a/dist/index/index.js b/dist/index/index.js
index 6975ba7..70bcd2d 100644
--- a/dist/index/index.js
+++ b/dist/index/index.js
@@ -27157,8 +27157,8 @@ async function getCacheUtil(cachePath) {
 }
 async function ensureCacheMetadata(cachePath) {
     const namespaceFolderPath = external_path_.join(cachePath, privateNamespaceDir);
-    const metadataFilePath = external_path_.join(namespaceFolderPath, metadataFileName);
     external_fs_.mkdirSync(namespaceFolderPath, { recursive: true });
+    const metadataFilePath = external_path_.join(namespaceFolderPath, metadataFileName);
     if (!external_fs_.existsSync(metadataFilePath)) {
         return {};
     }
@@ -27168,6 +27168,7 @@ async function ensureCacheMetadata(cachePath) {
 }
 async function writeCacheMetadata(cachePath, metadata) {
     const namespaceFolderPath = external_path_.join(cachePath, privateNamespaceDir);
+    external_fs_.mkdirSync(namespaceFolderPath, { recursive: true });
     const metadataFilePath = external_path_.join(namespaceFolderPath, metadataFileName);
     const rawData = JSON.stringify(metadata);
     external_fs_.writeFileSync(metadataFilePath, rawData);
@@ -27207,21 +27208,27 @@ async function main() {
     else {
         core.info("All cache paths found and restored.");
     }
-    // Write/update cache volume metadata file
-    const metadata = await ensureCacheMetadata(localCachePath);
-    metadata.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
-    metadata.version = 1;
-    if (!metadata.userRequest) {
-        metadata.userRequest = {};
+    try {
+        // Write/update cache volume metadata file
+        const metadata = await ensureCacheMetadata(localCachePath);
+        metadata.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+        metadata.version = 1;
+        if (!metadata.userRequest) {
+            metadata.userRequest = {};
+        }
+        for (const p of cachePaths) {
+            metadata.userRequest[p.pathInCache] = {
+                cacheFramework: p.framework,
+                mountTarget: [p.mountTarget],
+                source: ActionVersion,
+            };
+        }
+        writeCacheMetadata(localCachePath, metadata);
     }
-    for (const p of cachePaths) {
-        metadata.userRequest[p.pathInCache] = {
-            cacheFramework: p.framework,
-            mountTarget: [p.mountTarget],
-            source: ActionVersion,
-        };
+    catch (e) {
+        core.warning("Failed to record cache metadata.");
+        core.info(e.message);
     }
-    writeCacheMetadata(localCachePath, metadata);
     // Save the list of cache paths to actions state for the post-cache action
     core.saveState(StatePathsKey, cachePaths);
     const cacheUtilInfo = await getCacheSummaryUtil(localCachePath);
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 737b2cc..9c71255 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -40,22 +40,28 @@ async function main() {
     core.info("All cache paths found and restored.");
   }
 
-  // Write/update cache volume metadata file
-  const metadata = await utils.ensureCacheMetadata(localCachePath);
-  metadata.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
-  metadata.version = 1;
-  if (!metadata.userRequest) {
-    metadata.userRequest = {};
-  }
+  try {
+    // Write/update cache volume metadata file
+    const metadata = await utils.ensureCacheMetadata(localCachePath);
+    metadata.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+    metadata.version = 1;
+    if (!metadata.userRequest) {
+      metadata.userRequest = {};
+    }
 
-  for (const p of cachePaths) {
-    metadata.userRequest[p.pathInCache] = {
-      cacheFramework: p.framework,
-      mountTarget: [p.mountTarget],
-      source: ActionVersion,
-    };
+    for (const p of cachePaths) {
+      metadata.userRequest[p.pathInCache] = {
+        cacheFramework: p.framework,
+        mountTarget: [p.mountTarget],
+        source: ActionVersion,
+      };
+    }
+    utils.writeCacheMetadata(localCachePath, metadata);
+  } catch (e) {
+    core.warning("Failed to record cache metadata.");
+    core.info(e.message);
   }
-  utils.writeCacheMetadata(localCachePath, metadata);
+
   // Save the list of cache paths to actions state for the post-cache action
   core.saveState(utils.StatePathsKey, cachePaths);
 
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 0375696..b869376 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ export async function ensureCacheMetadata(
   cachePath: string
 ): Promise<CacheMetadata> {
   const namespaceFolderPath = path.join(cachePath, privateNamespaceDir);
-  const metadataFilePath = path.join(namespaceFolderPath, metadataFileName);
   fs.mkdirSync(namespaceFolderPath, { recursive: true });
+
+  const metadataFilePath = path.join(namespaceFolderPath, metadataFileName);
   if (!fs.existsSync(metadataFilePath)) {
     return {};
   }
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ export async function writeCacheMetadata(
   metadata: CacheMetadata
 ) {
   const namespaceFolderPath = path.join(cachePath, privateNamespaceDir);
+  fs.mkdirSync(namespaceFolderPath, { recursive: true });
+
   const metadataFilePath = path.join(namespaceFolderPath, metadataFileName);
   const rawData = JSON.stringify(metadata);
   fs.writeFileSync(metadataFilePath, rawData);