diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 47e3d14d..3e0c3907 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -64,12 +64,17 @@ jobs:
         env:
           ESMF_NETCDF: nc-config
         with:
+          build-key: 'ubuntu-latest-esmf_${{ env.ESMF_VERSION }}'
           cache: true
+          rebuild-check: quick
           version: ${{ env.ESMF_VERSION }}
       - name: Set up Python${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Generate translations
+        run: |
+          make translate
       - name: Install tox
         run: |
           pip install tox
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4dfad547..e5e97833 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ commands_pre =
     pip list
     pip check
 commands =
-    make translate
     pytest --cov xscen
     coveralls: - coveralls
 allowlist_externals =