diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
index 7117947488d..01d83d4b00f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ jobs:
               fi
               sleep 30
             done
+            trap - EXIT INT TERM
 
             conclusion="$(gh run view "$run_id" --json conclusion --jq '.conclusion')"
             url="$(gh run view "$run_id" --json url --jq '.url')"
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ jobs:
               fi
               sleep 30
             done
+            trap - EXIT INT TERM
 
             conclusion="$(gh run view "$run_id" --json conclusion --jq '.conclusion')"
             url="$(gh run view "$run_id" --json url --jq '.url')"
@@ -435,6 +437,7 @@ jobs:
             fi
             sleep 30
           done
+          trap - EXIT INT TERM
 
           conclusion="$(gh run view "$run_id" --json conclusion --jq '.conclusion')"
           url="$(gh run view "$run_id" --json url --jq '.url')"
diff --git a/src/agents/live-cache-regression-runner.test.ts b/src/agents/live-cache-regression-runner.test.ts
index cac3c28ee65..2664a6743cf 100644
--- a/src/agents/live-cache-regression-runner.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/live-cache-regression-runner.test.ts
@@ -83,4 +83,53 @@ describe("live cache regression runner", () => {
       ),
     ).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it("accepts a warmup that already hits the provider cache", () => {
+    const findings = __testing.evaluateAgainstBaseline({
+      lane: "image",
+      provider: "anthropic",
+      result: {
+        best: {
+          hitRate: 0.999,
+          suffix: "image-hit",
+          text: "CACHE-OK image-hit",
+          usage: { cacheRead: 5_742, cacheWrite: 0, input: 3 },
+        },
+        warmup: {
+          hitRate: 0.999,
+          suffix: "image-warmup",
+          text: "CACHE-OK image-warmup",
+          usage: { cacheRead: 5_741, cacheWrite: 0, input: 3 },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(findings).toEqual({ regressions: [], warnings: [] });
+  });
+
+  it("still rejects warmups with no cache write or cache hit evidence", () => {
+    const findings = __testing.evaluateAgainstBaseline({
+      lane: "image",
+      provider: "anthropic",
+      result: {
+        best: {
+          hitRate: 0.999,
+          suffix: "image-hit",
+          text: "CACHE-OK image-hit",
+          usage: { cacheRead: 5_742, cacheWrite: 0, input: 3 },
+        },
+        warmup: {
+          hitRate: 0,
+          suffix: "image-warmup",
+          text: "CACHE-OK image-warmup",
+          usage: { cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0, input: 5_741 },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(findings).toEqual({
+      regressions: ["anthropic:image warmup cacheWrite=0 < min=1"],
+      warnings: [],
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/agents/live-cache-regression-runner.ts b/src/agents/live-cache-regression-runner.ts
index fba9395aef0..7b1ba3feaeb 100644
--- a/src/agents/live-cache-regression-runner.ts
+++ b/src/agents/live-cache-regression-runner.ts
@@ -359,6 +359,21 @@ function formatUsage(usage: CacheUsage | undefined) {
   return `cacheRead=${usage?.cacheRead ?? 0} cacheWrite=${usage?.cacheWrite ?? 0} input=${usage?.input ?? 0}`;
 }
 
+function warmupHasCacheEvidence(params: { floor: LiveCacheFloor; warmup: CacheRun }): boolean {
+  const cacheRead = params.warmup.usage.cacheRead ?? 0;
+  const cacheWrite = params.warmup.usage.cacheWrite ?? 0;
+  if (params.floor.minCacheReadOrWrite !== undefined) {
+    return Math.max(cacheRead, cacheWrite) >= params.floor.minCacheReadOrWrite;
+  }
+  if (params.floor.minCacheRead !== undefined && cacheRead < params.floor.minCacheRead) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (params.floor.minHitRate !== undefined && params.warmup.hitRate < params.floor.minHitRate) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return params.floor.minCacheRead !== undefined || params.floor.minHitRate !== undefined;
+}
+
 function assertAgainstBaseline(params: {
   lane: BaselineLane;
   provider: ProviderKey;
@@ -401,8 +416,12 @@ function assertAgainstBaseline(params: {
   }
 
   if (params.result.warmup) {
-    const warmupUsage = params.result.warmup.usage;
-    if ((warmupUsage.cacheWrite ?? 0) < (floor.minCacheWrite ?? 0)) {
+    const warmup = params.result.warmup;
+    const warmupUsage = warmup.usage;
+    if (
+      (warmupUsage.cacheWrite ?? 0) < (floor.minCacheWrite ?? 0) &&
+      !warmupHasCacheEvidence({ floor, warmup })
+    ) {
       recordRegression(
         `${params.provider}:${params.lane} warmup cacheWrite=${warmupUsage.cacheWrite ?? 0} < min=${floor.minCacheWrite}`,
       );
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index ff223af7518..932b0e91a6e 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ describe("package artifact reuse", () => {
     expect(workflow).toContain("child_rerun_group=all");
     expect(workflow).toContain('-f rerun_group="$child_rerun_group"');
     expect(workflow).toContain("NORMAL_CI_RESULT: ${{ needs.normal_ci.result }}");
+    expect(workflow.match(/trap - EXIT INT TERM/g)).toHaveLength(6);
     expect(workflow).not.toContain("workflow_ref:");
     expect(workflow).not.toContain("inputs.workflow_ref");
   });