diff --git a/graphify/cache.py b/graphify/cache.py
index 6b30d71a8..cc3a5a48b 100644
--- a/graphify/cache.py
+++ b/graphify/cache.py
@@ -1531,9 +1531,9 @@ def save_semantic_cache(
 
     def group_skipped(fpath: str) -> bool:
         """Mirror the write-loop skip condition for one source_file group."""
-        p = resolved_source_path(fpath)
+        cache_path, p = _recover_group_path(fpath)
         return not p.is_file() or (
-            allowed_paths is not None and source_path(fpath) not in allowed_paths
+            allowed_paths is not None and cache_path not in allowed_paths
         )
 
     # Dangling-reference pruning (#1916). A node group is skipped by the write
@@ -1590,8 +1590,7 @@ def save_semantic_cache(
     saved = 0
     skipped_not_file = 0
     for fpath, result in by_file.items():
-        cache_path = source_path(fpath)
-        p = resolved_source_path(fpath)
+        cache_path, p = _recover_group_path(fpath)
         if p.is_file():
             if allowed_paths is not None and cache_path not in allowed_paths:
                 warnings.warn(