diff --git a/src/blueapi/service/authentication.py b/src/blueapi/service/authentication.py
index 17ab9f929..c1cd3d5b0 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/service/authentication.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/service/authentication.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from blueapi.config import OIDCConfig
 from blueapi.service.model import Cache
 
-BLUEAPI_CACHE_LOCATION = "~/.cache/blueapi_cache"
+BLUEAPI_CACHE_LOCATION = "~/.cache/"
 SCOPES = "openid offline_access"
 
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def delete_cache(self) -> None: ...
 class SessionCacheManager(CacheManager):
     def __init__(self, token_path: Path | None) -> None:
         self._token_path: Path = (
-            token_path if token_path else self._get_xdg_cache_path()
+            token_path if token_path else self._default_token_cache_path()
         )
 
     @cached_property
@@ -56,16 +56,12 @@ def load_cache(self) -> Cache:
     def delete_cache(self) -> None:
         Path(self._file_path).unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
-    def _get_xdg_cache_path(self) -> Path:
+    def _default_token_cache_path(self) -> Path:
         """
-        Return the XDG cache file path.
+        Return the default cache file path.
         """
-        cache_path = os.environ.get("XDG_CACHE_HOME")
-        if not cache_path:
-            cache_path = os.path.expanduser(BLUEAPI_CACHE_LOCATION)
-        elif os.path.isdir(cache_path):
-            cache_path = Path(cache_path) / "blueapi_cache"
-        return Path(cache_path)
+        cache_path = os.environ.get("XDG_CACHE_HOME", BLUEAPI_CACHE_LOCATION)
+        return Path(cache_path).expanduser() / "blueapi_cache"
 
 
 class SessionManager:
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/service/test_authentication.py b/tests/unit_tests/service/test_authentication.py
index 51edd601d..94c489b03 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/service/test_authentication.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/service/test_authentication.py
@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ def test_processes_valid_token(
 
 
 def test_session_cache_manager_returns_writable_file_path(tmp_path):
-    with patch("os.environ.get") as xdg_directory:
-        xdg_directory.return_value = tmp_path
-        cache = SessionCacheManager(token_path=None)
-        with open(cache._file_path, "xb") as token_file:
-            assert token_file.writable()
-        assert cache._file_path == f"{tmp_path}/blueapi_cache"
+    os.environ["XDG_CACHE_HOME"] = str(tmp_path)
+    cache = SessionCacheManager(token_path=None)
+    Path(cache._file_path).touch()
+    assert os.path.isfile(cache._file_path)
+    assert cache._file_path == f"{tmp_path}/blueapi_cache"