diff --git a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/config/env.rs b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/config/env.rs
index a1e26988d0b8e..1425f20f95651 100644
--- a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/config/env.rs
+++ b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/config/env.rs
@@ -93,11 +93,6 @@ impl ResolvedConfigurationOptions for EnvVars {
             .map(|c| c.parse())
             .transpose()?;
 
-        // If TURBO_FORCE is set it wins out over TURBO_CACHE
-        if force.is_some_and(|t| t) {
-            cache = None;
-        }
-
         if remote_only.is_some_and(|t| t) {
             if let Some(cache) = cache {
                 // If TURBO_REMOTE_ONLY and TURBO_CACHE result in the same behavior, remove
@@ -119,6 +114,11 @@ impl ResolvedConfigurationOptions for EnvVars {
             }
         }
 
+        // If TURBO_FORCE is set it wins out over TURBO_CACHE
+        if force.is_some_and(|t| t) {
+            cache = None;
+        }
+
         if remote_only.is_some() {
             warn!(
                 "TURBO_REMOTE_ONLY is deprecated and will be removed in a future major version. \