diff --git a/utils/local_actor_cache.py b/utils/local_actor_cache.py
index c0c3e67..3b10735 100644
--- a/utils/local_actor_cache.py
+++ b/utils/local_actor_cache.py
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ _CACHE_FILE = Path(__file__).parent.absolute() / ".." / "config" / "local_actor_
 
 def is_actor_updated(actor_hash: str) -> bool:
     actor_updated = False
-    if _CACHE_FILE.exists():
+    cache_exists = _CACHE_FILE.exists()
+    if cache_exists:
         current_hash = _CACHE_FILE.read_text()
         if actor_hash != current_hash:
             actor_updated = True
 
-    if actor_updated:
+    if actor_updated or not cache_exists:
         with _CACHE_FILE.open("w") as f:
             f.write(actor_hash)