diff --git a/.github/workflows/very_good_cli.yaml b/.github/workflows/very_good_cli.yaml
index 91289066..1973fe1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/very_good_cli.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/very_good_cli.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
diff --git a/test/src/command_runner_test.dart b/test/src/command_runner_test.dart
index da9d82da..7e49f8fd 100644
--- a/test/src/command_runner_test.dart
+++ b/test/src/command_runner_test.dart
@@ -194,8 +194,10 @@ void main() {
 
           stdout = _MockStdout();
           when(() => stdout.hasTerminal).thenReturn(true);
-          when(() => stdout.supportsAnsiEscapes).thenReturn(true);
+
           when(() => stdout.terminalColumns).thenReturn(30);
+
+          when(() => stdout.supportsAnsiEscapes).thenReturn(true);
         });
 
         test('shows message when version changed', () async {
@@ -269,6 +271,32 @@ void main() {
           );
         });
 
+        test('fallback to HOME when XDG_CONFIG_HOME is null/empty', () async {
+          commandRunner
+            ..environmentOverride = {
+              'HOME': '/users/test',
+              'XDG_CONFIG_HOME': '',
+            }
+            ..isWindowsOverride = false;
+
+          final homeCache = _MockDirectory();
+          when(() => homeCache.path).thenReturn('/users/test');
+
+          await IOOverrides.runZoned(
+            () async {
+              final result = await commandRunner.run([]);
+              expect(result, equals(ExitCode.success.code));
+
+              verifyNever(() => cliCache.path);
+              verify(() => homeCache.path).called(1);
+            },
+            createDirectory: (path) =>
+                path.contains('test') ? homeCache : cliCache,
+            createFile: (path) => versionFile,
+            stdout: () => stdout,
+          );
+        });
+
         test('cache inside local APP_DATA on windows', () async {
           commandRunner
             ..environmentOverride = {'LOCALAPPDATA': '/C/Users/test'}