diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 49eddfff..216c84e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         then
            (cd && tar xzf ~/bench-cache/bench.tgz)
         else
-          bench init ~/frappe-bench --skip-redis-config-generation
+          bench init ~/frappe-bench --skip-redis-config-generation --skip-assets --python "$(which python)"
           mkdir -p ~/bench-cache
           (cd && tar czf ~/bench-cache/bench.tgz frappe-bench)
         fi