diff --git a/dist/cache-save/index.js b/dist/cache-save/index.js
index 415c3ea4..b24c7c9c 100644
--- a/dist/cache-save/index.js
+++ b/dist/cache-save/index.js
@@ -3838,7 +3838,7 @@ exports.supportedPackageManagers = {
 exports.getCommandOutput = (toolCommand) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     let { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = yield exec.getExecOutput(toolCommand, undefined, { ignoreReturnCode: true });
     if (exitCode) {
-        stderr = !stderr
+        stderr = !stderr.trim()
             ? `The '${toolCommand}' command failed with exit code: ${exitCode}`
             : stderr;
         throw new Error(stderr);
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index ff1c5a55..c6a63f28 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -46209,7 +46209,7 @@ exports.supportedPackageManagers = {
 exports.getCommandOutput = (toolCommand) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     let { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = yield exec.getExecOutput(toolCommand, undefined, { ignoreReturnCode: true });
     if (exitCode) {
-        stderr = !stderr
+        stderr = !stderr.trim()
             ? `The '${toolCommand}' command failed with exit code: ${exitCode}`
             : stderr;
         throw new Error(stderr);
diff --git a/src/cache-utils.ts b/src/cache-utils.ts
index 4d11510e..36531bd5 100644
--- a/src/cache-utils.ts
+++ b/src/cache-utils.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const getCommandOutput = async (toolCommand: string) => {
   );
 
   if (exitCode) {
-    stderr = !stderr
+    stderr = !stderr.trim()
       ? `The '${toolCommand}' command failed with exit code: ${exitCode}`
       : stderr;
     throw new Error(stderr);