diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
index 547b1c3dfa..7391443f43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Force recreation of pre-commit virtual environment for mypy
       if: github.event_name == 'schedule'  # Comment this line to run on a PR
-      run: gh cache delete $(gh cache list -L 999 | cut -f2 | grep pre-commit)
+      run: gh cache list -L 999 | cut -f2 | grep pre-commit | xargs -I{} 'gh cache delete "{}" || true'
       env: { GH_TOKEN: "${{ github.token }}" }
 
     - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0