diff --git a/docker-compose.next.yml b/docker-compose.next.yml
index c9b77f97e6e..0794fa4fa5d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.next.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.next.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ services:
       FAKE_DNS: 10.77.77.77
       BOULDER_CONFIG_DIR: &boulder_config_dir test/config-next
       GOFLAGS: -mod=vendor
+      GOCACHE: /boulder/.gocache/go-build-next
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2483a6a3bbb..e54d185a272 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ services:
       # FAKE_DNS: 172.17.0.1
       FAKE_DNS: 10.77.77.77
       BOULDER_CONFIG_DIR: test/config
+      GOCACHE: /boulder/.gocache/go-build
       GOFLAGS: -mod=vendor
       # Forward the parent env's GOEXPERIMENT value into the container.
       GOEXPERIMENT: ${GOEXPERIMENT}
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 3acbaf26e05..b69d5ec1799 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ trap "print_outcome" EXIT
 settings="$(cat -- <<-EOM
     RUN:                ${RUN[@]}
     BOULDER_CONFIG_DIR: $BOULDER_CONFIG_DIR
+    GOCACHE:            $(go env GOCACHE)
     UNIT_PACKAGES:      ${UNIT_PACKAGES[@]}
     UNIT_FLAGS:         ${UNIT_FLAGS[@]}
     FILTER:             ${FILTER[@]}