diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index de80a94..9bad3a2 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -103,11 +103,10 @@ if [ ! -f requirements.txt ]; then
 fi
 
 # Sticky runtimes.
-if [ -f .heroku/python-version ]; then
-  DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION=$(cat .heroku/python-version)
+if [ -f $CACHE_DIR/.heroku/python-version ]; then
+  DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION=$(cat $CACHE_DIR/.heroku/python-version)
 fi
 
-
 # If no runtime given, assume default version.
 if [ ! -f runtime.txt ]; then
   puts-step "No runtime.txt provided; assuming $DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION."