diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev.yml b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
index 2a8d21a..f74e14f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ jobs:
       run: spack --version
     - name: Check build cache config
       run: spack config blame mirrors
-    - name: Check spack-bash shell
+    - name: Check build cache install in active env with spack-bash shell
       shell: spack-bash {0}
       run: |
         spack env activate
-        spack env status
+        spack install --add --cache-only --no-check-signature python
+        which python3
+        python3 -c 'print("hello world")'
     - name: Check spack-sh shell
       shell: spack-sh {0}
       run: |
         spack env activate
-        spack env status
-    - name: Test install from build cache
-      run: spack install --reuse --no-check-signature --cache-only python
+        spack env status
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