diff --git a/scripts/cache-node.sh b/scripts/cache-node.sh
index 38a2e6c..9b84a29 100644
--- a/scripts/cache-node.sh
+++ b/scripts/cache-node.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 set -eu -o pipefail
 
+drv=$("@colmena@/bin/colmena" eval --instantiate -E "{ nodes, ... }: nodes.${BUILD_NODE}.config.system.build.toplevel")
+
+# Build the derivation and send it to the great beyond
+nix-store --query --requisites --force-realise --include-outputs "$drv" | grep -v '.*\.drv' >paths.txt
+
+if [ "$STORE_PASSWORD" == "" ]; then
+  echo "No password given for the remote cache, uploading cannot take place."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 cat <<EOF >.netrc
 default
 login $STORE_USER
 password $STORE_PASSWORD
 EOF
 
-drv=$("@colmena@/bin/colmena" eval --instantiate -E "{ nodes, ... }: nodes.${BUILD_NODE}.config.system.build.toplevel")
-
-# Build the derivation and send it to the great beyond
-nix-store --query --requisites --force-realise --include-outputs "$drv" | grep -v '.*\.drv' >paths.txt
-
 nix copy \
   --extra-experimental-features nix-command \
   --to "$STORE_ENDPOINT?compression=none" \