diff --git a/crates/turborepo-cache/src/async_cache.rs b/crates/turborepo-cache/src/async_cache.rs
index 94c32a0ad8da6..c8961b173ec0b 100644
--- a/crates/turborepo-cache/src/async_cache.rs
+++ b/crates/turborepo-cache/src/async_cache.rs
@@ -272,12 +272,8 @@ mod tests {
         // Wait for async cache to process
         async_cache.wait().await.unwrap();
 
-        let fs_cache_path = repo_root_path.join_components(&[
-            "node_modules",
-            ".cache",
-            "turbo",
-            &format!("{}.tar.zst", hash),
-        ]);
+        let fs_cache_path =
+            repo_root_path.join_components(&[".turbo", "cache", &format!("{}.tar.zst", hash)]);
 
         // Confirm that fs cache file does *not* exist
         assert!(!fs_cache_path.exists());
@@ -360,12 +356,8 @@ mod tests {
         // Wait for async cache to process
         async_cache.wait().await.unwrap();
 
-        let fs_cache_path = repo_root_path.join_components(&[
-            "node_modules",
-            ".cache",
-            "turbo",
-            &format!("{}.tar.zst", hash),
-        ]);
+        let fs_cache_path =
+            repo_root_path.join_components(&[".turbo", "cache", &format!("{}.tar.zst", hash)]);
 
         // Confirm that fs cache file exists
         assert!(fs_cache_path.exists());
@@ -454,12 +446,8 @@ mod tests {
         // Wait for async cache to process
         async_cache.wait().await.unwrap();
 
-        let fs_cache_path = repo_root_path.join_components(&[
-            "node_modules",
-            ".cache",
-            "turbo",
-            &format!("{}.tar.zst", hash),
-        ]);
+        let fs_cache_path =
+            repo_root_path.join_components(&[".turbo", "cache", &format!("{}.tar.zst", hash)]);
 
         // Confirm that fs cache file exists
         assert!(fs_cache_path.exists());
diff --git a/crates/turborepo-cache/src/fs.rs b/crates/turborepo-cache/src/fs.rs
index 629d337241451..a8a205ec5d783 100644
--- a/crates/turborepo-cache/src/fs.rs
+++ b/crates/turborepo-cache/src/fs.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl FSCache {
         if let Some(override_dir) = override_dir {
             AbsoluteSystemPathBuf::from_unknown(repo_root, override_dir)
         } else {
-            repo_root.join_components(&["node_modules", ".cache", "turbo"])
+            repo_root.join_components(&[".turbo", "cache"])
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/run-caching/cache-state.t b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/run-caching/cache-state.t
index 6c441317fa974..fbe40396cdcdd 100644
--- a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/run-caching/cache-state.t
+++ b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/run-caching/cache-state.t
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Do a dry run so we can see the state of the cache
 
 Get the hash of the my-app#build task, so we can inspect the cache
   $ HASH=$(cat dry.json | jq -r '.tasks | map(select(.taskId == "my-app#build")) | .[0].hash')
-  $ duration=$(cat "node_modules/.cache/turbo/$HASH-meta.json" | jq .duration)
+  $ duration=$(cat ".turbo/cache/$HASH-meta.json" | jq .duration)
 check that it exists
   $ echo $duration
   [0-9]+ (re)
diff --git a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/add-keys.t b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/add-keys.t
index 2781e27a04dc5..a7ac4495913e0 100644
--- a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/add-keys.t
+++ b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/add-keys.t
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Setup
     Time:\s*[\.0-9]+m?s  (re)
   
   $ HASH=$(cat tmp.log | grep -E "add-keys:add-keys-task.* executing .*" | awk '{print $5}')
-  $ tar -tf $TARGET_DIR/node_modules/.cache/turbo/$HASH.tar.zst;
+  $ tar -tf $TARGET_DIR/.turbo/cache/$HASH.tar.zst;
   apps/add-keys/.turbo/turbo-add-keys-task.log
   apps/add-keys/out/
   apps/add-keys/out/.keep
diff --git a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/cache.t b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/cache.t
index 22076afe2135f..4fdc1a837d28f 100644
--- a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/cache.t
+++ b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/cache.t
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ This test covers:
   $ HASH=$(cat tmp.log | grep -E "cached:cached-task-1.* executing .*" | awk '{print $5}')
   $ echo $HASH
   [a-z0-9]{16} (re)
-  $ tar -tf $TARGET_DIR/node_modules/.cache/turbo/$HASH.tar.zst;
+  $ tar -tf $TARGET_DIR/.turbo/cache/$HASH.tar.zst;
   apps/cached/.turbo/turbo-cached-task-1.log
   apps/cached/out/
   apps/cached/out/.keep
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ This test covers:
   $ HASH=$(cat tmp.log | grep -E "cached:cached-task-2.* executing .*" | awk '{print $6}')
   $ echo $HASH
   [a-z0-9]{16} (re)
-  $ test -f $TARGET_DIR/node_modules/.cache/turbo/$HASH.tar.zst;
+  $ test -f $TARGET_DIR/.turbo/cache/$HASH.tar.zst;
   [1]
 
 no `cache` config in root, cache:false in workspace
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ no `cache` config in root, cache:false in workspace
   $ HASH=$(cat tmp.log | grep -E "cached:cached-task-3.* executing .*" | awk '{print $6}')
   $ echo $HASH
   [a-z0-9]{16} (re)
-  $ test -f $TARGET_DIR/node_modules/.cache/turbo/$HASH.tar.zst;
+  $ test -f $TARGET_DIR/.turbo/cache/$HASH.tar.zst;
   [1]
 
 cache:false in root, no turbo.json in workspace.
@@ -97,5 +97,5 @@ we already have a workspace that doesn't have a config
   $ HASH=$(cat tmp.log | grep -E "missing-workspace-config:cached-task-4.* executing .*" | awk '{print $6}')
   $ echo $HASH
   [a-z0-9]{16} (re)
-  $ test -f $TARGET_DIR/node_modules/.cache/turbo/$HASH.tar.zst;
+  $ test -f $TARGET_DIR/.turbo/cache/$HASH.tar.zst;
   [1]
diff --git a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/missing-workspace-config.t b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/missing-workspace-config.t
index c4cbae18966ac..b5ae828184324 100644
--- a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/missing-workspace-config.t
+++ b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/missing-workspace-config.t
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Setup
     Time:\s*[\.0-9]+m?s  (re)
   
   $ HASH=$(cat tmp.log | grep -E "missing-workspace-config:missing-workspace-config-task.* executing .*" | awk '{print $5}')
-  $ tar -tf $TARGET_DIR/node_modules/.cache/turbo/$HASH.tar.zst;
+  $ tar -tf $TARGET_DIR/.turbo/cache/$HASH.tar.zst;
   apps/missing-workspace-config/.turbo/turbo-missing-workspace-config-task.log
   apps/missing-workspace-config/out/
   apps/missing-workspace-config/out/.keep
@@ -102,5 +102,5 @@ Setup
   $ HASH=$(cat tmp.log | grep -E "missing-workspace-config:cached-task-4.* executing .*" | awk '{print $6}')
   $ echo $HASH
   [a-z0-9]{16} (re)
-  $ test -f $TARGET_DIR/node_modules/.cache/turbo/$HASH.tar.zst;
+  $ test -f $TARGET_DIR/.turbo/cache/$HASH.tar.zst;
   [1]
diff --git a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/omit-keys-deps.t b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/omit-keys-deps.t
index c229c3bc5a125..d44e5307fa1c0 100644
--- a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/omit-keys-deps.t
+++ b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/omit-keys-deps.t
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Setup
     Time:\s*[\.0-9]+m?s  (re)
 
   $ HASH=$(cat tmp.log | grep -E "omit-keys:omit-keys-task-with-deps.* executing .*" | awk '{print $5}')
-  $ tar -tf $TARGET_DIR/node_modules/.cache/turbo/$HASH.tar.zst;
+  $ tar -tf $TARGET_DIR/.turbo/cache/$HASH.tar.zst;
   apps/omit-keys/.turbo/turbo-omit-keys-task-with-deps.log
   apps/omit-keys/out/
   apps/omit-keys/out/.keep
diff --git a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/omit-keys.t b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/omit-keys.t
index 939676a78a083..d5d50a159713a 100644
--- a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/omit-keys.t
+++ b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/omit-keys.t
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Setup
     Time:\s*[\.0-9]+m?s  (re)
   
   $ HASH=$(cat tmp.log | grep -E "omit-keys:omit-keys-task.* executing .*" | awk '{print $5}')
-  $ tar -tf $TARGET_DIR/node_modules/.cache/turbo/$HASH.tar.zst;
+  $ tar -tf $TARGET_DIR/.turbo/cache/$HASH.tar.zst;
   apps/omit-keys/.turbo/turbo-omit-keys-task.log
   apps/omit-keys/out/
   apps/omit-keys/out/.keep
diff --git a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/override-values.t b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/override-values.t
index 3388bb7ed1e30..f244e0475a958 100644
--- a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/override-values.t
+++ b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/workspace-configs/override-values.t
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Setup
     Time:\s*[\.0-9]+m?s  (re)
   
   $ HASH=$(cat tmp.log | grep -E "override-values:override-values-task.* executing .*" | awk '{print $5}')
-  $ tar -tf $TARGET_DIR/node_modules/.cache/turbo/$HASH.tar.zst;
+  $ tar -tf $TARGET_DIR/.turbo/cache/$HASH.tar.zst;
   apps/override-values/.turbo/turbo-override-values-task.log
   apps/override-values/lib/
   apps/override-values/lib/.keep