diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-engine.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-engine.yaml
index ff522790cb2..4c74f2576b6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-engine.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-engine.yaml
@@ -19,9 +19,16 @@ jobs:
       image: registry.forge.northernlighthouseinteractive.com/northern-lighthouse/godot-builder-windows:a162ed2
       options: "--dns 8.8.8.8"
       volumes:
-        - scons-cache-vol:/root/.scons_cache
+        - /mnt/wsl_scons_cache:/scons_cache:z
 
     steps:
+      - name: Verify Cache Directory
+        run: |
+          echo "Testing cache directory permissions..."
+          # This will fail the job immediately if the runner can't write to the mount
+          touch /scons_cache/test_write.txt 
+          ls -la /scons_cache
+
       - name: Checkout Source
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
@@ -38,16 +45,22 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Compile Editor
+        env:
+            SCONS_CACHE: /scons_cache
+            SCONS_CACHE_LIMIT: 8192
         run: |
           echo "Compiling Windows Editor..."
           # production=yes handles the optimization flags automatically
-          scons platform=windows target=editor precision=double production=yes arch=x86_64 use_mingw=yes d3d12=${{ steps.d3d12-sdk.outputs.D3D12_ENABLED }} scons_cache=/root/.scons_cache scons_cache_limit=8192 scu_build=yes
+          scons platform=windows target=editor precision=double production=yes arch=x86_64 use_mingw=yes d3d12=${{ steps.d3d12-sdk.outputs.D3D12_ENABLED }} scu_build=yes
 
       - name: Compile Templates
+        env:
+            SCONS_CACHE: /scons_cache
+            SCONS_CACHE_LIMIT: 8192
         run: |
           echo "Compiling Windows Templates..."
-          scons platform=windows target=template_release precision=double production=yes arch=x86_64 use_mingw=yes d3d12=${{ steps.d3d12-sdk.outputs.D3D12_ENABLED }} scons_cache=/root/.scons_cache scons_cache_limit=8192 scu_build=yes
-          scons platform=windows target=template_debug precision=double production=yes arch=x86_64 use_mingw=yes d3d12=${{ steps.d3d12-sdk.outputs.D3D12_ENABLED }} scons_cache=/root/.scons_cache scons_cache_limit=8192 scu_build=yes
+          scons platform=windows target=template_release precision=double production=yes arch=x86_64 use_mingw=yes d3d12=${{ steps.d3d12-sdk.outputs.D3D12_ENABLED }} scu_build=yes
+          scons platform=windows target=template_debug precision=double production=yes arch=x86_64 use_mingw=yes d3d12=${{ steps.d3d12-sdk.outputs.D3D12_ENABLED }} scu_build=yes
 
       - name: Upload Artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -66,22 +79,28 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: registry.forge.northernlighthouseinteractive.com/northern-lighthouse/godot-builder-linux:a162ed2      
       volumes:
-        - scons-cache-vol:/root/.scons_cache
+        - /mnt/wsl_scons_cache:/scons_cache:z
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Source
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Compile Editor
+        env:
+            SCONS_CACHE: /scons_cache
+            SCONS_CACHE_LIMIT: 8192
         run: |
           echo "Compiling Linux Editor..."
-          scons platform=linux target=editor precision=double production=yes arch=x86_64 scons_cache=/root/.scons_cache scons_cache_limit=8192 scu_build=yes
+          scons platform=linux target=editor precision=double production=yes arch=x86_64 scu_build=yes
 
       - name: Compile Templates
+        env:
+            SCONS_CACHE: /scons_cache
+            SCONS_CACHE_LIMIT: 8192
         run: |
           echo "Compiling Linux Templates..."
-          scons platform=linux target=template_release precision=double production=yes arch=x86_64 scons_cache=/root/.scons_cache scons_cache_limit=8192 scu_build=yes
-          scons platform=linux target=template_debug precision=double production=yes arch=x86_64 scons_cache=/root/.scons_cache scons_cache_limit=8192 scu_build=yes
+          scons platform=linux target=template_release precision=double production=yes arch=x86_64 scu_build=yes
+          scons platform=linux target=template_debug precision=double production=yes arch=x86_64 scu_build=yes
 
       - name: Upload Artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3