diff --git a/.gitea/actions/rust-cache/action.yml b/.gitea/actions/rust-cache/action.yml
index 62be3ef..ccc9495 100644
--- a/.gitea/actions/rust-cache/action.yml
+++ b/.gitea/actions/rust-cache/action.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         # Hash both files; if Cargo.lock doesn't exist yet, only Cargo.toml is hashed
-        HASH=$(cat Cargo.toml Cargo.lock 2>/dev/null | sha256sum | cut -d' ' -f1)
+        HASH=$( (cat Cargo.toml 2>/dev/null || true; cat Cargo.lock 2>/dev/null || true) | sha256sum | cut -d' ' -f1)
         echo "hash=$HASH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "fingerprint=$HASH" >> $GITHUB_ENV