--- title: You’ve dealt with builds that passed locally but failed... description: Local builds passing while CI fails is often caused by relying on local caches, hidden files, or stale artifacts that don't exist in a clean CI environment.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/you-ve-dealt-with-builds-that-passed-locally-but-failed-in-ci-what-caused-that-gap--wan92llya twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: You’ve dealt with builds that passed locally but failed in CI. 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What caused that gap? **[Rebeloper](https://daily.dev/sources/rebeloper)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Local builds passing while CI fails is often caused by relying on local caches, hidden files, or stale artifacts that don't exist in a clean CI environment. The fix is to make local builds mirror CI by disabling caches by default, which surfaces missing dependencies early and ensures parity between environments. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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