diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteCacheClientFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteCacheClientFactory.java
index 8f68923f9fffcd..46070133aecfa9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteCacheClientFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteCacheClientFactory.java
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ private static DiskCacheClient createDiskCache(
       throws IOException {
     Path cacheDir =
         workingDirectory.getRelative(Preconditions.checkNotNull(diskCachePath, "diskCachePath"));
-    if (!cacheDir.exists()) {
-      cacheDir.createDirectoryAndParents();
-    }
     return new DiskCacheClient(cacheDir, verifyDownloads, checkActionResult, digestUtil);
   }
 
@@ -153,12 +150,6 @@ private static RemoteCacheClient createDiskAndHttpCache(
       AuthAndTLSOptions authAndTlsOptions,
       DigestUtil digestUtil)
       throws IOException {
-    Path cacheDir =
-        workingDirectory.getRelative(Preconditions.checkNotNull(diskCachePath, "diskCachePath"));
-    if (!cacheDir.exists()) {
-      cacheDir.createDirectoryAndParents();
-    }
-
     RemoteCacheClient httpCache = createHttp(options, cred, authAndTlsOptions, digestUtil);
     return createDiskAndRemoteClient(
         workingDirectory,
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/disk/DiskCacheClient.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/disk/DiskCacheClient.java
index 1c0777f77bc0de..806e59b4dcd36b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/disk/DiskCacheClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/disk/DiskCacheClient.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class DiskCacheClient implements RemoteCacheClient {
    *     is {@code true} and blobs referenced by the AC are missing, ignore the AC.
    */
   public DiskCacheClient(
-      Path root, boolean verifyDownloads, boolean checkActionResult, DigestUtil digestUtil) {
+      Path root, boolean verifyDownloads, boolean checkActionResult, DigestUtil digestUtil) throws IOException {
     this.verifyDownloads = verifyDownloads;
     this.checkActionResult = checkActionResult;
     this.digestUtil = digestUtil;
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ public DiskCacheClient(
           root.getChild(
               Ascii.toLowerCase(digestUtil.getDigestFunction().getValueDescriptor().getName()));
     }
+
+    this.root.createDirectoryAndParents();
   }
 
   /** Returns {@code true} if the provided {@code key} is stored in the CAS. */
diff --git a/src/tools/remote/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/remote/worker/OnDiskBlobStoreCache.java b/src/tools/remote/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/remote/worker/OnDiskBlobStoreCache.java
index c67577c54b92b7..b52afe681df8cf 100644
--- a/src/tools/remote/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/remote/worker/OnDiskBlobStoreCache.java
+++ b/src/tools/remote/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/remote/worker/OnDiskBlobStoreCache.java
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class OnDiskBlobStoreCache extends RemoteCache {
           .setSymlinkAbsolutePathStrategy(SymlinkAbsolutePathStrategy.Value.ALLOWED)
           .build();
 
-  public OnDiskBlobStoreCache(RemoteOptions options, Path cacheDir, DigestUtil digestUtil) {
+  public OnDiskBlobStoreCache(RemoteOptions options, Path cacheDir, DigestUtil digestUtil)
+      throws IOException {
     super(
         CAPABILITIES,
         new DiskCacheClient(