diff --git a/machines/loki/configuration.nix b/machines/loki/configuration.nix
index c9ace3f..00f8bfa 100644
--- a/machines/loki/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/loki/configuration.nix
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@
       set -f
       export IFS=' '
 
+      OUT_PATHS=$(echo -n ''${OUT_PATHS} | ${pkgs.gawk}/bin/awk 'BEGIN { RS = " "; ORS = " "; } $0 !~ /horus_vcpkg/ { print $0 }')
       echo "Uploading paths to cache " ''${OUT_PATHS}
       exec ${attic-client}/bin/attic push main ''${OUT_PATHS}
     '';