diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class RepoFilesView(RepoAppView):
         with ReentrantLock(d_cache, reentrant_lock_key):
             # This is also a cache key
             use_cached_archive = False
-            if archive_name_key in d_cache and not archive_cache_disable:
+            if not archive_cache_disable and archive_name_key in d_cache:
                 reader, tag = d_cache.get(archive_name_key, read=True, tag=True, retry=True)
                 use_cached_archive = True
                 log.debug('Found cached archive as key=%s tag=%s, serving archive from cache reader=%s',