diff --git a/e2e/.snapshots/TestCache b/e2e/.snapshots/TestCache
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b28022bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/.snapshots/TestCache
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+critical:
+    - rule:
+        cwe_ids:
+            - "42"
+        id: test_ruby_logger
+        title: Ruby logger
+        description: Ruby logger
+        documentation_url: ""
+      line_number: 1
+      full_filename: e2e/testdata/logger/main.rb
+      filename: main.rb
+      data_type:
+        category_uuid: cef587dd-76db-430b-9e18-7b031e1a193b
+        name: Email Address
+      category_groups:
+        - PII
+        - Personal Data
+      source:
+        location:
+            start: 1
+            end: 1
+            column:
+                start: 26
+                end: 36
+      sink:
+        location:
+            start: 1
+            end: 1
+            column:
+                start: 1
+                end: 37
+        content: logger.info("user info", user.email)
+      parent_line_number: 1
+      snippet: logger.info("user info", user.email)
+      fingerprint: fa5e03644738e4c17cbbd04a580506b1_0
+      old_fingerprint: 16c8aedf4ee6fe1f129aec2a9c14310c_0
+      code_extract: logger.info("user info", user.email)
+
+
diff --git a/e2e/e2e_test.go b/e2e/e2e_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..695446a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package e2e_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/bearer/bearer/e2e/internal/testhelper"
+	"github.com/bradleyjkemp/cupaloy"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
+	arguments := []string{
+		"scan",
+		"e2e/testdata/logger",
+		"--format", "yaml",
+		"--disable-version-check",
+		"--disable-default-rules",
+		"--external-rule-dir", "e2e/testdata/rules",
+		"--exit-code=0",
+	}
+
+	noCacheStdOut, noCacheStdErr := testhelper.ExecuteTest(
+		testhelper.NewTestCase(
+			"no_cache",
+			arguments,
+			testhelper.TestCaseOptions{
+				DisplayStdErr: true,
+			},
+		),
+		t,
+	)
+
+	withCacheStdOut, withCacheStdErr := testhelper.ExecuteTest(
+		testhelper.NewTestCase(
+			"with_cache",
+			arguments,
+			testhelper.TestCaseOptions{
+				DisplayStdErr: true,
+				IgnoreForce:   true,
+			},
+		),
+		t,
+	)
+
+	assert.NotContains(t, noCacheStdErr, "Cached data used")
+	assert.Contains(t, withCacheStdErr, "Cached data used")
+	assert.Equal(t, noCacheStdOut, withCacheStdOut)
+	cupaloy.SnapshotT(t, withCacheStdOut)
+}
diff --git a/e2e/internal/testhelper/testhelper.go b/e2e/internal/testhelper/testhelper.go
index d49a363aa..4a718172b 100644
--- a/e2e/internal/testhelper/testhelper.go
+++ b/e2e/internal/testhelper/testhelper.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package testhelper
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func NewTestCase(name string, arguments []string, options TestCaseOptions) TestC
 	}
 }
 
-func executeApp(t *testing.T, arguments []string) (string, error) {
+func executeApp(t *testing.T, arguments []string) (string, string, error) {
 	cmd, cancel := CreateCommand(arguments)
 
 	buffOut := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
@@ -54,12 +55,6 @@ func executeApp(t *testing.T, arguments []string) (string, error) {
 
 	timer := time.NewTimer(TestTimeout)
 	commandFinished := make(chan struct{}, 1)
-	combinedOutput := func() string {
-		errStr := buffErr.String()
-		// trim exit status
-		errStr = strings.TrimSuffix(errStr, "exit status 1\n")
-		return buffOut.String() + "\n--\n" + errStr
-	}
 
 	go func() {
 		err = cmd.Start()
@@ -76,12 +71,21 @@ func executeApp(t *testing.T, arguments []string) (string, error) {
 	select {
 	case <-timer.C:
 		cancel()
-		t.Fatalf("command failed to complete on time 'bearer %s':\n%s", strings.Join(arguments, " "), combinedOutput())
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"command failed to complete on time 'bearer %s':\n%s\n--\n%s",
+			strings.Join(arguments, " "),
+			buffOut,
+			buffErr,
+		)
 	case <-commandFinished:
 		cancel()
 	}
 
-	return combinedOutput(), err
+	errStr := buffErr.String()
+	// make output from `go run` match a compiled executable
+	errStr = strings.TrimSuffix(errStr, "exit status 1\n")
+
+	return buffOut.String(), errStr, err
 }
 
 func CreateCommand(arguments []string) (*exec.Cmd, context.CancelFunc) {
@@ -129,18 +133,9 @@ func GetCWD() string {
 func RunTestsWithSnapshotSubdirectory(t *testing.T, tests []TestCase, snapshotSubdirectory string) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			combinedOutput, err := executeTest(test, t)
-
-			if test.ShouldSucceed && err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("command completed with error %s %s", err, combinedOutput)
-			}
-
-			if !test.ShouldSucceed && err == nil {
-				t.Fatal("expected command to fail but it succeeded instead")
-			}
-
+			stdOut, stdErr := ExecuteTest(test, t)
 			cupaloyCopy := cupaloy.NewDefaultConfig().WithOptions(cupaloy.SnapshotSubdirectory(snapshotSubdirectory))
-			cupaloyCopy.SnapshotT(t, combinedOutput)
+			cupaloyCopy.SnapshotT(t, combineOutput(stdOut, stdErr))
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -148,22 +143,13 @@ func RunTestsWithSnapshotSubdirectory(t *testing.T, tests []TestCase, snapshotSu
 func RunTests(t *testing.T, tests []TestCase) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			combinedOutput, err := executeTest(test, t)
-
-			if test.ShouldSucceed && err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("command completed with error %s %s", err, combinedOutput)
-			}
-
-			if !test.ShouldSucceed && err == nil {
-				t.Fatal("expected command to fail but it succeeded instead")
-			}
-
-			cupaloy.SnapshotT(t, combinedOutput)
+			stdOut, stdErr := ExecuteTest(test, t)
+			cupaloy.SnapshotT(t, combineOutput(stdOut, stdErr))
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func executeTest(test TestCase, t *testing.T) (string, error) {
+func ExecuteTest(test TestCase, t *testing.T) (string, string) {
 	arguments := test.arguments
 
 	if !test.displayProgressBar {
@@ -178,5 +164,18 @@ func executeTest(test TestCase, t *testing.T) (string, error) {
 		arguments = append(arguments, "--force")
 	}
 
-	return executeApp(t, arguments)
+	stdOut, stdErr, err := executeApp(t, arguments)
+	if test.ShouldSucceed && err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("command completed with error %s %s", err, combineOutput(stdOut, stdErr))
+	}
+
+	if !test.ShouldSucceed && err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected command to fail but it succeeded instead")
+	}
+
+	return stdOut, stdErr
+}
+
+func combineOutput(stdOut, stdErr string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s\n--\n%s", stdOut, stdErr)
 }
diff --git a/e2e/testdata/logger/main.rb b/e2e/testdata/logger/main.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2024596d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/testdata/logger/main.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+logger.info("user info", user.email)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/testdata/rules/logger.yml b/e2e/testdata/rules/logger.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91d9b8ae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/testdata/rules/logger.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+patterns:
+  - pattern: logger.$<_>($<...>$<DATA_TYPE>$<...>)
+    filters:
+      - variable: DATA_TYPE
+        detection: datatype
+        scope: result
+languages:
+  - ruby
+severity: high
+metadata:
+  description: Ruby logger
+  remediation_message: Ruby logger
+  cwe_id:
+    - 42
+  id: test_ruby_logger
diff --git a/internal/commands/artifact/run.go b/internal/commands/artifact/run.go
index e9ec79e16..b84018bd6 100644
--- a/internal/commands/artifact/run.go
+++ b/internal/commands/artifact/run.go
@@ -374,7 +374,11 @@ func (r *runner) Report(
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	cacheUsed := r.CacheUsed()
 
-	report := types.Report{Path: r.reportPath, Inputgocloc: r.goclocResult, HasFiles: len(files) != 0}
+	report := types.Report{
+		Path:        r.reportPath,
+		Inputgocloc: r.goclocResult,
+		HasFiles:    r.CacheUsed() || len(files) != 0,
+	}
 
 	// if output is defined we want to write only to file
 	logger := outputhandler.StdOutLog