diff --git a/.github/workflows/TestBinaryInstaller.yml b/.github/workflows/TestBinaryInstaller.yml
index daba5db0f..7eba557e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/TestBinaryInstaller.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/TestBinaryInstaller.yml
@@ -54,3 +54,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ddev exec touch /var/www/html/composer-cache/files/lullabot/drainpipe/bin/task/3.28.0/task_linux_amd64.tar
           ddev composer install
+
+      - name: Test installing without composer cache
+        run: |
+          ddev composer install --no-cache
+          test -x vendor/bin/task
+          ddev composer install
+          test -x vendor/bin/task
+          rm -rf vendor
+          ddev composer install
+          test -x vendor/bin/task
+          rm -rf vendor
+          ddev composer install --no-cache
+          test -x vendor/bin/task
diff --git a/src/BinaryInstaller.php b/src/BinaryInstaller.php
index 371f63f6e..98238261b 100644
--- a/src/BinaryInstaller.php
+++ b/src/BinaryInstaller.php
@@ -196,10 +196,15 @@ protected function installBinary($binary, $version, $url, $sha, $hashalgo = 'sha
         $httpDownloader = Factory::createHttpDownloader($this->io, $this->config);
         $parts = explode('/', $url);
         $fileName = array_pop($parts);
-        $cacheFolder = $this->cache->getRoot().$binary.\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$version;
-        $cacheDestination = $cacheFolder.\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$fileName;
-        $cacheExtractedBinary = $cacheFolder.\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$binary;
-        $binDestination = $bin.\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$binary;
+        if ($this->cache->isEnabled()) {
+            $cacheFolder = $this->cache->getRoot() . $binary . \DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $version;
+        }
+        else {
+            $cacheFolder = sys_get_temp_dir() . \DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $binary . \DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $version;
+        }
+        $cacheDestination = $cacheFolder . \DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $fileName;
+        $cacheExtractedBinary = $cacheFolder . \DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $binary;
+        $binDestination = $bin . \DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $binary;
 
         // Check the cache.
         $fs->ensureDirectoryExists($cacheFolder);