diff --git a/.github/workflows/redpanda-build.yml b/.github/workflows/redpanda-build.yml
index 59854f79aeb4..3b6ba703df1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/redpanda-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/redpanda-build.yml
@@ -43,20 +43,13 @@ jobs:
 
         - name: build & test
           run: |
-            export CCACHE_COMPRESS=true
-            export CCACHE_COMPRESSLEVEL=6
-            export CCACHE_MAXSIZE=200M
-
-            ccache -p # print the config
-            ccache -s # print the stats before reusing
-            ccache -z # zero the stats
-
             docker run --rm \
+              -e CCACHE_COMPRESS=true \
+              -e CCACHE_COMPRESSLEVEL=6 \
+              -e CCACHE_MAXSIZE=200M \
               --privileged \
               --ipc=host \
               -v $PWD:$PWD \
               -w $PWD \
               rp-toolchain \
               ./build.sh
-
-            ccache -s # print the stats after the build
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 9f7380ce9b1a..3999474c78db 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ if [[ -z ${CCACHE_DIR} && -e /dev/shm ]]; then
   export CCACHE_DIR=/dev/shm/redpanda
 fi
 
+ccache -p # print the config
+ccache -s # print the stats before reusing
+ccache -z # zero the stats
+
 # Change Debug via  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
 cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
   -B$root/build \
@@ -28,4 +32,8 @@ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
   -DDEPOT_TOOLS_DIR=$DEPOT_TOOLS_DIR \
   "$@"
 
-(cd $root/build && ninja && ctest --output-on-failure -R _rpunit)
+(cd $root/build && ninja)
+
+ccache -s # print the stats after the build
+
+(cd $root/build && ctest --output-on-failure -R _rpunit)