diff --git a/actions/setup-cairn/action.yml b/actions/setup-cairn/action.yml
index 1fbc55f..420a6b8 100644
--- a/actions/setup-cairn/action.yml
+++ b/actions/setup-cairn/action.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ runs:
           return 1
         }
 
-        if [ -f "${TOOL_DIR}/cairn" ] && [ -f "${TOOL_DIR}/.complete" ]; then
+        if [ "${CAIRN_VERSION}" != "latest" ] && [ -f "${TOOL_DIR}/cairn" ] && [ -f "${TOOL_DIR}/.complete" ]; then
           echo "Cairn CLI ${CAIRN_VERSION} found in tool cache"
         else
           echo "Downloading Cairn CLI ${CAIRN_VERSION}..."