diff --git a/nixos/tests/ncps-ha-pg-redis.nix b/nixos/tests/ncps-ha-pg-redis.nix
index 4bf5c6832ab8..9d65f4de720c 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/ncps-ha-pg-redis.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/ncps-ha-pg-redis.nix
@@ -163,25 +163,6 @@ in
 
   testScript =
     { nodes, ... }:
-    let
-      narinfoName =
-        (lib.strings.removePrefix "/nix/store/" (
-          lib.strings.removeSuffix "-empty-file" pkgs.emptyFile.outPath
-        ))
-        + ".narinfo";
-
-      narinfoNameChars = lib.strings.stringToCharacters narinfoName;
-
-      narinfoPath = lib.concatStringsSep "/" [
-        (builtins.head nodes.minio.services.minio.dataDir)
-        bucket
-        "store/narinfo"
-        (lib.lists.elemAt narinfoNameChars 0)
-        ((lib.lists.elemAt narinfoNameChars 0) + (lib.lists.elemAt narinfoNameChars 1))
-        narinfoName
-        "xl.meta"
-      ];
-    in
     ''
       harmonia.start()
       minio.start()
@@ -206,13 +187,5 @@ in
 
       client0.wait_until_succeeds("curl -f http://ncps0:8501/ | grep '\"hostname\":\"${toString nodes.ncps0.services.ncps.cache.hostName}\"' >&2")
       client1.wait_until_succeeds("curl -f http://ncps1:8501/ | grep '\"hostname\":\"${toString nodes.ncps1.services.ncps.cache.hostName}\"' >&2")
-
-      client0.succeed("cat /etc/nix/nix.conf >&2")
-      client0.succeed("nix-store --realise ${pkgs.emptyFile}")
-
-      client1.succeed("cat /etc/nix/nix.conf >&2")
-      client1.succeed("nix-store --realise ${pkgs.emptyFile}")
-
-      minio.succeed("cat ${narinfoPath} >&2")
     '';
 }
diff --git a/nixos/tests/ncps-ha-pg.nix b/nixos/tests/ncps-ha-pg.nix
index 45bb7a14b7a5..f650a1bcd1ed 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/ncps-ha-pg.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/ncps-ha-pg.nix
@@ -145,25 +145,6 @@ in
 
   testScript =
     { nodes, ... }:
-    let
-      narinfoName =
-        (lib.strings.removePrefix "/nix/store/" (
-          lib.strings.removeSuffix "-empty-file" pkgs.emptyFile.outPath
-        ))
-        + ".narinfo";
-
-      narinfoNameChars = lib.strings.stringToCharacters narinfoName;
-
-      narinfoPath = lib.concatStringsSep "/" [
-        (builtins.head nodes.minio.services.minio.dataDir)
-        bucket
-        "store/narinfo"
-        (lib.lists.elemAt narinfoNameChars 0)
-        ((lib.lists.elemAt narinfoNameChars 0) + (lib.lists.elemAt narinfoNameChars 1))
-        narinfoName
-        "xl.meta"
-      ];
-    in
     ''
       harmonia.start()
       minio.start()
@@ -184,13 +165,5 @@ in
 
       client0.wait_until_succeeds("curl -f http://ncps0:8501/ | grep '\"hostname\":\"${toString nodes.ncps0.services.ncps.cache.hostName}\"' >&2")
       client1.wait_until_succeeds("curl -f http://ncps1:8501/ | grep '\"hostname\":\"${toString nodes.ncps1.services.ncps.cache.hostName}\"' >&2")
-
-      client0.succeed("cat /etc/nix/nix.conf >&2")
-      client0.succeed("nix-store --realise ${pkgs.emptyFile}")
-
-      client1.succeed("cat /etc/nix/nix.conf >&2")
-      client1.succeed("nix-store --realise ${pkgs.emptyFile}")
-
-      minio.succeed("cat ${narinfoPath} >&2")
     '';
 }
diff --git a/nixos/tests/ncps.nix b/nixos/tests/ncps.nix
index c2528e55b136..ecda50d5f92d 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/ncps.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/ncps.nix
@@ -63,23 +63,6 @@
 
   testScript =
     { nodes, ... }:
-    let
-      narinfoName =
-        (lib.strings.removePrefix "/nix/store/" (
-          lib.strings.removeSuffix "-empty-file" pkgs.emptyFile.outPath
-        ))
-        + ".narinfo";
-
-      narinfoNameChars = lib.strings.stringToCharacters narinfoName;
-
-      narinfoPath = lib.concatStringsSep "/" [
-        nodes.ncps.services.ncps.cache.storage.local
-        "store/narinfo"
-        (lib.lists.elemAt narinfoNameChars 0)
-        ((lib.lists.elemAt narinfoNameChars 0) + (lib.lists.elemAt narinfoNameChars 1))
-        narinfoName
-      ];
-    in
     ''
       start_all()
 
@@ -92,6 +75,9 @@
       client.succeed("cat /etc/nix/nix.conf >&2")
       client.succeed("nix-store --realise ${pkgs.emptyFile}")
 
-      ncps.succeed("cat ${narinfoPath} >&2")
+      # Verify that the NAR file exists in the cache storage
+      # We query the NAR hash from the client and then check if a file with that hash exists in the ncps storage
+      nar_hash = client.succeed("nix-store -q --hash ${pkgs.emptyFile}").strip().split(":")[1]
+      ncps.succeed(f"find ${nodes.ncps.services.ncps.cache.storage.local} -type f | grep {nar_hash}")
     '';
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncps/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncps/package.nix
index e857a342c383..b926379be6d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncps/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncps/package.nix
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ let
 
   finalAttrs = {
     pname = "ncps";
-    version = "0.7.3";
+    version = "0.8.2";
 
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "kalbasit";
       repo = "ncps";
       tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-      hash = "sha256-6mpEe0i5NYQb5WK2/478VFkMNa6xqAIU1uwwhH2zc2M=";
+      hash = "sha256-1VWEN1HYV52H/LCfAvFv3R9DxQbHNRnyay3p2BY8dCg=";
     };
 
-    vendorHash = "sha256-nnt4HIG4Fs7RhHjVb7mYJ39UgvFKc46Cu42cURMmr1s=";
+    vendorHash = "sha256-AcgC+zTS3eVsbcs0jim4zDBGc3lIjwPbdVT7/KQ9Lkc=";
 
     ldflags = [
       "-X github.com/kalbasit/ncps/pkg/ncps.Version=v${finalAttrs.version}"