diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6fa7b5ae..40cd3acb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ jobs:
         path: ~/.stack
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}-stack
 
+    - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      name: Cache AppData/Local/Programs/stack
+      with:
+        path: ~/AppData/Local/Programs/stack
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}-stack
+
+
+# When editing this action, make sure it can run without using cached folders.
+# Yes, it tries to install mingw-w64-x86_64-pcre twice
     - name: install pacman dependencies
       run:
         stack --system-ghc exec -- pacman -S --noconfirm pkgconf;
@@ -52,12 +61,11 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         stack build --system-ghc --stack-yaml ${{ matrix.stackyaml }} --test --bench --no-run-tests --no-run-benchmarks --ghc-options '-Werror' --haddock --no-haddock-deps
 
-# commented to cache .stack (golden tests are not passing yet)
-# - name: stack test xrefcheck:xrefcheck-tests
-#   run: |
-#     stack test --system-ghc --stack-yaml ${{ matrix.stackyaml }}
-#       xrefcheck:xrefcheck-tests
+    - name: stack test xrefcheck:xrefcheck-tests
+      run: |
+        stack test --system-ghc --stack-yaml ${{ matrix.stackyaml }} xrefcheck:xrefcheck-tests
 
+# golden tests are not passing yet
 # - uses: mig4/setup-bats@v1
 #   name: Setup bats
 # - name: Golden tests