diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0551936..8be951c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Add a `--substitute-on-destination` argument.
 - Add the `meta.nodeSpecialArgs` meta option.
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix invalidated caches not actually returning `None`.
+
 ## [v1.0.0] - 2025-12-17
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/crates/core/src/cache/mod.rs b/crates/core/src/cache/mod.rs
index 3f787be..70c9016 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/cache/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/cache/mod.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ impl InspectionCache {
         // atleast once
         if Self::cache_invalid(&cached_blob.store_path) {
             trace!("discarding cache that does not exist in the nix store");
+            return None;
         }
 
         trace!(