diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d18d33bda..2f491b8dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
     name: PR Workflow
     # If any dependent jobs fails, this WF skips which won't block merging PRs
     # calling always() is required for this WF to run all the time
-    if: github.repository_owner == 'aws' && always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - unit-functional
@@ -197,7 +196,6 @@ jobs:
 
   java-gradle-integration:
     name: ${{ matrix.os }} / ${{ matrix.python }} / java gradle
-    if: github.repository_owner == 'aws'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
       GRADLE_OPTS: -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false
@@ -205,7 +203,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os:
-          - ubuntu-latest
           - windows-latest
         python:
           - "3.8"
@@ -220,7 +217,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          distribution: 'zulu'
+          distribution: 'corretto'
           java-version: '21'
       - run: make init
       - run: pytest -vv tests/integration/workflows/java_gradle
diff --git a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/java_gradle/gradle.py b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/java_gradle/gradle.py
index ffdf38c4d..a64cb770c 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/java_gradle/gradle.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/java_gradle/gradle.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def build(self, source_dir, build_file, cache_dir=None, init_script_path=None, p
         if not self.os_utils.exists(build_file):
             raise BuildFileNotFoundError(build_file)
 
-        args = ["build", "--build-file", build_file]
+        args = ["build", "--build-file", build_file, "--no-build-cache"]
         if cache_dir is not None:
             args.extend(["--project-cache-dir", cache_dir])
         if properties is not None: