diff --git a/lib/entry-points.js b/lib/entry-points.js
index 2c0d5ff81..fda1030e2 100644
--- a/lib/entry-points.js
+++ b/lib/entry-points.js
@@ -149876,13 +149876,11 @@ function getCommandCacheFilePath() {
   return path6.join(getTemporaryDirectory(), COMMAND_CACHE_FILENAME);
 }
 function readCommandCacheFile() {
-  let contents;
-  try {
-    contents = fs6.readFileSync(getCommandCacheFilePath(), "utf8");
-  } catch {
+  if (!fs6.existsSync(getCommandCacheFilePath())) {
     return {};
   }
   try {
+    const contents = fs6.readFileSync(getCommandCacheFilePath(), "utf8");
     const parsed = parseString(contents);
     if (isObject(parsed)) {
       return parsed;
diff --git a/src/cache.ts b/src/cache.ts
index a9fbbc47c..ca766bf74 100644
--- a/src/cache.ts
+++ b/src/cache.ts
@@ -47,13 +47,11 @@ function getCommandCacheFilePath(): string {
  * or otherwise unreadable file is treated as an empty cache.
  */
 function readCommandCacheFile(): Record<string, CommandCacheEntry> {
-  let contents: string;
-  try {
-    contents = fs.readFileSync(getCommandCacheFilePath(), "utf8");
-  } catch {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(getCommandCacheFilePath())) {
     return {};
   }
   try {
+    const contents = fs.readFileSync(getCommandCacheFilePath(), "utf8");
     const parsed = json.parseString(contents);
     if (json.isObject(parsed)) {
       return parsed;