diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index e91ddc8dc..dc221e310 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ environment:
   GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE: 1
 
 cache:
-  - NimBinaries -> .appveyor.yml
+  - NimBinaries
 
 matrix:
   # We always want 32-bit and 64-bit compilation
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ platform:
 clone_depth: 10
 
 init:
-  # disable cache saving outside the master branch
-  - ps: IF ("$env:APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH" -ne "master") { $env:APPVEYOR_CACHE_SKIP_SAVE = "true" }
+  # disable cache saving outside the master and devel branches
+  - ps: IF ("$env:APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH" -ne "master" -and "$env:APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH" -ne "devel") { $env:APPVEYOR_CACHE_SKIP_SAVE = "true" }
 
 install:
   - git submodule update --init --recursive