diff --git a/lib/dependency-caching.js b/lib/dependency-caching.js
index b0695bdbc..515182594 100644
--- a/lib/dependency-caching.js
+++ b/lib/dependency-caching.js
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ const CODEQL_DEFAULT_CACHE_CONFIG = {
         hash: ["**/go.sum"],
     },
 };
+async function makeGlobber(files) {
+    return glob.create(files.join("\n"));
+}
 /**
  * Attempts to restore dependency caches for the languages being analyzed.
  *
@@ -80,6 +83,13 @@ async function downloadDependencyCaches(languages, logger) {
             logger.info(`Skipping download of dependency cache for ${language} as we have no caching configuration for it.`);
             continue;
         }
+        // Check that we can find files to calculate the hash for the cache key from, so we don't end up
+        // with an empty string.
+        const globber = await makeGlobber(cacheConfig.hash);
+        if ((await globber.glob()).length === 0) {
+            logger.info(`Skipping download of dependency cache for ${language} as we cannot calculate a hash for the cache key.`);
+            continue;
+        }
         const primaryKey = await cacheKey(language, cacheConfig);
         const restoreKeys = [await cachePrefix(language)];
         logger.info(`Downloading cache for ${language} with key ${primaryKey} and restore keys ${restoreKeys.join(", ")}`);
@@ -104,8 +114,14 @@ async function uploadDependencyCaches(config, logger) {
             logger.info(`Skipping upload of dependency cache for ${language} as we have no caching configuration for it.`);
             continue;
         }
-        const globber = await glob.create(cacheConfig.hash.join("\n"));
-        const size = await (0, caching_utils_1.getTotalCacheSize)(await globber.glob(), logger);
+        // Check that we can find files to calculate the hash for the cache key from, so we don't end up
+        // with an empty string.
+        const globber = await makeGlobber(cacheConfig.hash);
+        if ((await globber.glob()).length === 0) {
+            logger.info(`Skipping upload of dependency cache for ${language} as we cannot calculate a hash for the cache key.`);
+            continue;
+        }
+        const size = await (0, caching_utils_1.getTotalCacheSize)(cacheConfig.paths, logger);
         const key = await cacheKey(language, cacheConfig);
         logger.info(`Uploading cache of size ${size} for ${language} with key ${key}`);
         await actionsCache.saveCache(cacheConfig.paths, key);
diff --git a/lib/dependency-caching.js.map b/lib/dependency-caching.js.map
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diff --git a/src/dependency-caching.ts b/src/dependency-caching.ts
index b2fcfcbd2..dd6b1757f 100644
--- a/src/dependency-caching.ts
+++ b/src/dependency-caching.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ const CODEQL_DEFAULT_CACHE_CONFIG: { [language: string]: CacheConfig } = {
   },
 };
 
+async function makeGlobber(files: string[]): Promise<glob.Globber> {
+  return glob.create(files.join("\n"));
+}
+
 /**
  * Attempts to restore dependency caches for the languages being analyzed.
  *
@@ -74,6 +78,17 @@ export async function downloadDependencyCaches(
       continue;
     }
 
+    // Check that we can find files to calculate the hash for the cache key from, so we don't end up
+    // with an empty string.
+    const globber = await makeGlobber(cacheConfig.hash);
+
+    if ((await globber.glob()).length === 0) {
+      logger.info(
+        `Skipping download of dependency cache for ${language} as we cannot calculate a hash for the cache key.`,
+      );
+      continue;
+    }
+
     const primaryKey = await cacheKey(language, cacheConfig);
     const restoreKeys: string[] = [await cachePrefix(language)];
 
@@ -115,9 +130,18 @@ export async function uploadDependencyCaches(config: Config, logger: Logger) {
       continue;
     }
 
-    const globber = await glob.create(cacheConfig.hash.join("\n"));
-    const size = await getTotalCacheSize(await globber.glob(), logger);
+    // Check that we can find files to calculate the hash for the cache key from, so we don't end up
+    // with an empty string.
+    const globber = await makeGlobber(cacheConfig.hash);
+
+    if ((await globber.glob()).length === 0) {
+      logger.info(
+        `Skipping upload of dependency cache for ${language} as we cannot calculate a hash for the cache key.`,
+      );
+      continue;
+    }
 
+    const size = await getTotalCacheSize(cacheConfig.paths, logger);
     const key = await cacheKey(language, cacheConfig);
 
     logger.info(