diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e5293a9285d..f743e28cb0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "${INSTALLDIR}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
       - name: Download cached GMT remote data from GitHub Artifacts
-        run: gh run download -n gmt-cache -D ~/.gmt/static/
+        run: |
+          gh run download -n gmt-cache -D ~/.gmt/static/
+          touch ~/.gmt/static/gmt_data_server.txt ~/.gmt/static/gmt_hash_server.txt
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 1f95a2cd8de..fad863c86a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "${INSTALLDIR}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
       - name: Download cached GMT remote data from GitHub Artifacts
-        run: gh run download -n gmt-cache -D ~/.gmt/static/
+        run: |
+          gh run download -n gmt-cache -D ~/.gmt/static/
+          touch ~/.gmt/static/gmt_data_server.txt ~/.gmt/static/gmt_hash_server.txt
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index ff4ec6d49ba..bae1aa07ab6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "${INSTALLDIR}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
       - name: Download cached GMT remote data from GitHub Artifacts
-        run: gh run download -n gmt-cache -D ~/.gmt/static/
+        run: |
+          gh run download -n gmt-cache -D ~/.gmt/static/
+          touch ~/.gmt/static/gmt_data_server.txt ~/.gmt/static/gmt_hash_server.txt
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}