diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7a19fd1..36abfc8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ variables:
   DETECTOR_CONFIG: epic_craterlake
   GITHUB_SHA: ''
   GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ''
-  SNAKEMAKE_FLAGS: '--cache --rerun-triggers code input params software-env'
+  SNAKEMAKE_FLAGS: '--cache'
 
 workflow:
   name: '$PIPELINE_NAME'
diff --git a/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/Snakefile b/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/Snakefile
index da90f2e..0edae3a 100644
--- a/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/Snakefile
+++ b/benchmarks/backwards_ecal/Snakefile
@@ -69,9 +69,13 @@ rule backwards_ecal_recon:
         "sim_output/backwards_ecal/{DETECTOR_CONFIG}/{PARTICLE}/{ENERGY}/{PHASE_SPACE}/{PARTICLE}_{ENERGY}_{PHASE_SPACE}.{INDEX}.eicrecon.tree.edm4eic.root.log",
     wildcard_constraints:
         INDEX="\d{4}",
+    params:
+        DETECTOR_CONFIG=lambda wildcards: wildcards.DETECTOR_CONFIG,
+        EICRECON_HASH=get_spack_package_hash("eicrecon"),
+    cache: True
     shell: """
 set -m # monitor mode to prevent lingering processes
-exec env DETECTOR_CONFIG={wildcards.DETECTOR_CONFIG} \
+exec env DETECTOR_CONFIG={params.DETECTOR_CONFIG} \
   eicrecon {input} -Ppodio:output_file={output} \
   -Ppodio:output_collections=MCParticles,EcalEndcapNRecHits,EcalEndcapNClusters
 """