diff --git a/change/change-50d5ec94-8c4b-470b-be07-7bebaea6503f.json b/change/change-50d5ec94-8c4b-470b-be07-7bebaea6503f.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec6c3b41c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/change-50d5ec94-8c4b-470b-be07-7bebaea6503f.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "type": "patch",
+      "comment": "If target has no outputs set, and no global outputGlob set, assume no outputs",
+      "packageName": "@lage-run/cache",
+      "email": "dobes@formative.com",
+      "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/providers/BackfillCacheProvider.ts b/packages/cache/src/providers/BackfillCacheProvider.ts
index d1b75f0f0..8776983c9 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/providers/BackfillCacheProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/providers/BackfillCacheProvider.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class BackfillCacheProvider implements CacheProvider {
     const cacheStorage = this.getTargetCacheStorageProvider(target.cwd, hash);
 
     try {
-      await cacheStorage.put(hash, target.outputs ?? this.options.cacheOptions.outputGlob ?? ["**/*"]);
+      await cacheStorage.put(hash, target.outputs ?? this.options.cacheOptions.outputGlob ?? []);
     } catch (error) {
       let message;