diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 084f8fb56026..6944b4807a3d 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ build --enable_runfiles
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 # TODO(josephperrott): investigate if this can be removed eventually.
-# Prevents the npm package extract from occuring on RBE which overwhelms our quota
-build --modify_execution_info=NpmPackageExtract=+no-remote-exec
+# Prevents the npm package extract from occuring or caching on RBE which overwhelms our quota
+build --modify_execution_info=NpmPackageExtract=+no-remote
 
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 # User bazel configuration