diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/tasks/main.yaml
index 185d99f2ba..98c71b0f5d 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     group: nodepool
   loop:
     - '/opt/dib_tmp'
+    - '/opt/dib_cache'
     - '/opt/nodepool_dib'
     - '/var/log/nodepool/builds'
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index ae46229323..4f9cee7636 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ services:
       - /opt/project-config:/opt/project-config:ro
       # dib temporary storage; see config in project-config
       - /opt/dib_tmp:/opt/dib_tmp:rw
+      # dib cache; see config in project-config
+      - /opt/dib_cache:/opt/dib_cache:rw
       # dib image output; see config in project-config
       - /opt/nodepool_dib:/opt/nodepool_dib:rw
       # logs (builder + dib build logs under /build)