diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index a21c079..fff2f6c 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -88400,21 +88400,23 @@ function cacheWindowsDir(extPath, tool, version, arch) {
         });
         // iterate through actual cache directory paths and make links if necessary
         for (const cachePath of actualCacheDirectoryPaths) {
+            core.info(`Trying to link ${cachePath.defaultPath} to ${cachePath.actualPath}`);
             if (!fs_1.default.existsSync(cachePath.actualPath)) {
                 core.info(`Creating directory ${cachePath.actualPath}`);
                 fs_1.default.mkdirSync(path.dirname(cachePath.actualPath), { recursive: true });
             }
             else {
                 core.info(`Directory ${cachePath.actualPath} already exists`);
-                // make sure the link is pointing to the actual cache directory
-                const symlinkTarget = fs_1.default.readlinkSync(cachePath.defaultPath);
-                if (symlinkTarget !== "") {
-                    core.info(`Found link ${cachePath.defaultPath} => ${symlinkTarget}`);
-                }
-                else {
-                    fs_1.default.symlinkSync(cachePath.actualPath, cachePath.defaultPath, 'junction');
-                    core.info(`Created link ${cachePath.defaultPath} => ${cachePath.actualPath}`);
-                }
+            }
+            // make sure the link is pointing to the actual cache directory
+            const symlinkTarget = fs_1.default.readlinkSync(cachePath.defaultPath);
+            core.info(`Symlink target: ${symlinkTarget}`);
+            if (symlinkTarget !== "") {
+                core.info(`Found link ${cachePath.defaultPath} => ${symlinkTarget}`);
+            }
+            else {
+                fs_1.default.symlinkSync(cachePath.actualPath, cachePath.defaultPath, 'junction');
+                core.info(`Created link ${cachePath.defaultPath} => ${cachePath.actualPath}`);
             }
         }
         // make outer code to continue using toolcache as if it were installed on c:
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index ef7940e..f617662 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ async function cacheWindowsDir(
 
   // iterate through actual cache directory paths and make links if necessary
   for (const cachePath of actualCacheDirectoryPaths) {
+    core.info(`Trying to link ${cachePath.defaultPath} to ${cachePath.actualPath}`);
     if (!fs.existsSync(cachePath.actualPath)) {
       core.info(`Creating directory ${cachePath.actualPath}`);
       fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(cachePath.actualPath), {recursive: true});
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ async function cacheWindowsDir(
     }
     // make sure the link is pointing to the actual cache directory
     const symlinkTarget = fs.readlinkSync(cachePath.defaultPath);
+    core.info(`Symlink target: ${symlinkTarget}`);
     if (symlinkTarget !== "") {
       core.info(`Found link ${cachePath.defaultPath} => ${symlinkTarget}`);
     } else {