diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml b/.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml
index 908248b8..b8076d43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-new-action-version.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Update the ${{ env.TAG_NAME }} tag
-      uses: actions/publish-action@v0.1.0
+      uses: actions/publish-action@v0.2.1
       with:
         source-tag: ${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
         slack-webhook: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
diff --git a/__tests__/authutil.test.ts b/__tests__/authutil.test.ts
index 594c6a13..458ceb12 100644
--- a/__tests__/authutil.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/authutil.test.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ describe('authutil tests', () => {
     expect(rc['registry']).toBe('https://registry.npmjs.org/');
     expect(rc['always-auth']).toBe('true');
   });
+
   it('It is already set the NODE_AUTH_TOKEN export it ', async () => {
     process.env.NODE_AUTH_TOKEN = 'foobar';
     await auth.configAuthentication('npm.pkg.github.com', 'false');
@@ -132,4 +133,84 @@ describe('authutil tests', () => {
     expect(rc['always-auth']).toBe('false');
     expect(process.env.NODE_AUTH_TOKEN).toEqual('foobar');
   });
+
+  it('configAuthentication should overwrite non-scoped with non-scoped', async () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, 'registry=NNN');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    let contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
+    expect(contents).toBe(
+      `//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('configAuthentication should overwrite only non-scoped', async () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, `registry=NNN${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=MMM`);
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    let contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
+    expect(contents).toBe(
+      `@myscope:registry=MMM${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('configAuthentication should add non-scoped to scoped', async () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, '@myscope:registry=NNN');
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    let contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
+    expect(contents).toBe(
+      `@myscope:registry=NNN${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('configAuthentication should overwrite scoped with scoped', async () => {
+    process.env['INPUT_SCOPE'] = 'myscope';
+    fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, `@myscope:registry=NNN`);
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    let contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
+    expect(contents).toBe(
+      `//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('configAuthentication should overwrite only scoped', async () => {
+    process.env['INPUT_SCOPE'] = 'myscope';
+    fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, `registry=NNN${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=MMM`);
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    let contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
+    expect(contents).toBe(
+      `registry=NNN${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('configAuthentication should add scoped to non-scoped', async () => {
+    process.env['INPUT_SCOPE'] = 'myscope';
+    fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, `registry=MMM`);
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    let contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
+    expect(contents).toBe(
+      `registry=MMM${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('configAuthentication should overwrite only one scoped', async () => {
+    process.env['INPUT_SCOPE'] = 'myscope';
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      rcFile,
+      `@otherscope:registry=NNN${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=MMM`
+    );
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    let contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
+    expect(contents).toBe(
+      `@otherscope:registry=NNN${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('configAuthentication should add scoped to another scoped', async () => {
+    process.env['INPUT_SCOPE'] = 'myscope';
+    fs.writeFileSync(rcFile, `@otherscope:registry=MMM`);
+    await auth.configAuthentication('https://registry.npmjs.org/', 'true');
+    let contents = fs.readFileSync(rcFile, {encoding: 'utf8'});
+    expect(contents).toBe(
+      `@otherscope:registry=MMM${os.EOL}//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}${os.EOL}@myscope:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/${os.EOL}always-auth=true`
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/__tests__/cache-utils.test.ts b/__tests__/cache-utils.test.ts
index d8934eba..9e8d653d 100644
--- a/__tests__/cache-utils.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cache-utils.test.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ describe('cache-utils', () => {
     isFeatureAvailable.mockImplementation(() => false);
     process.env['GITHUB_SERVER_URL'] = 'https://www.test.com';
 
-    expect(() => isCacheFeatureAvailable()).toThrowError(
+    expect(isCacheFeatureAvailable()).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(warningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       'Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.'
     );
   });
diff --git a/__tests__/installer.test.ts b/__tests__/installer.test.ts
index 3ec837c2..2f32aad0 100644
--- a/__tests__/installer.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/installer.test.ts
@@ -729,8 +729,9 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
 
       await main.run();
 
-      expect(cnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        `::error::Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.${osm.EOL}`
+      expect(warningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        //  `::error::Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.${osm.EOL}`
+        'Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.'
       );
     });
 
diff --git a/dist/cache-save/index.js b/dist/cache-save/index.js
index 876629ef..d099eecb 100644
--- a/dist/cache-save/index.js
+++ b/dist/cache-save/index.js
@@ -61185,16 +61185,14 @@ function isGhes() {
 }
 exports.isGhes = isGhes;
 function isCacheFeatureAvailable() {
-    if (!cache.isFeatureAvailable()) {
-        if (isGhes()) {
-            throw new Error('Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.');
-        }
-        else {
-            core.warning('The runner was not able to contact the cache service. Caching will be skipped');
-        }
+    if (cache.isFeatureAvailable())
+        return true;
+    if (isGhes()) {
+        core.warning('Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.');
         return false;
     }
-    return true;
+    core.warning('The runner was not able to contact the cache service. Caching will be skipped');
+    return false;
 }
 exports.isCacheFeatureAvailable = isCacheFeatureAvailable;
 
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 20241564..fb9a9dfd 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -72945,7 +72945,7 @@ function writeRegistryToFile(registryUrl, fileLocation, alwaysAuth) {
         scope = '@' + scope;
     }
     if (scope) {
-        scope = scope.toLowerCase();
+        scope = scope.toLowerCase() + ':';
     }
     core.debug(`Setting auth in ${fileLocation}`);
     let newContents = '';
@@ -72953,16 +72953,14 @@ function writeRegistryToFile(registryUrl, fileLocation, alwaysAuth) {
         const curContents = fs.readFileSync(fileLocation, 'utf8');
         curContents.split(os.EOL).forEach((line) => {
             // Add current contents unless they are setting the registry
-            if (!line.toLowerCase().startsWith('registry')) {
+            if (!line.toLowerCase().startsWith(`${scope}registry`)) {
                 newContents += line + os.EOL;
             }
         });
     }
     // Remove http: or https: from front of registry.
     const authString = registryUrl.replace(/(^\w+:|^)/, '') + ':_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}';
-    const registryString = scope
-        ? `${scope}:registry=${registryUrl}`
-        : `registry=${registryUrl}`;
+    const registryString = `${scope}registry=${registryUrl}`;
     const alwaysAuthString = `always-auth=${alwaysAuth}`;
     newContents += `${authString}${os.EOL}${registryString}${os.EOL}${alwaysAuthString}`;
     fs.writeFileSync(fileLocation, newContents);
@@ -73141,16 +73139,14 @@ function isGhes() {
 }
 exports.isGhes = isGhes;
 function isCacheFeatureAvailable() {
-    if (!cache.isFeatureAvailable()) {
-        if (isGhes()) {
-            throw new Error('Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.');
-        }
-        else {
-            core.warning('The runner was not able to contact the cache service. Caching will be skipped');
-        }
+    if (cache.isFeatureAvailable())
+        return true;
+    if (isGhes()) {
+        core.warning('Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.');
         return false;
     }
-    return true;
+    core.warning('The runner was not able to contact the cache service. Caching will be skipped');
+    return false;
 }
 exports.isCacheFeatureAvailable = isCacheFeatureAvailable;
 
diff --git a/src/authutil.ts b/src/authutil.ts
index aaebdfd2..d1885482 100644
--- a/src/authutil.ts
+++ b/src/authutil.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function writeRegistryToFile(
     scope = '@' + scope;
   }
   if (scope) {
-    scope = scope.toLowerCase();
+    scope = scope.toLowerCase() + ':';
   }
 
   core.debug(`Setting auth in ${fileLocation}`);
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function writeRegistryToFile(
     const curContents: string = fs.readFileSync(fileLocation, 'utf8');
     curContents.split(os.EOL).forEach((line: string) => {
       // Add current contents unless they are setting the registry
-      if (!line.toLowerCase().startsWith('registry')) {
+      if (!line.toLowerCase().startsWith(`${scope}registry`)) {
         newContents += line + os.EOL;
       }
     });
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ function writeRegistryToFile(
   // Remove http: or https: from front of registry.
   const authString: string =
     registryUrl.replace(/(^\w+:|^)/, '') + ':_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}';
-  const registryString: string = scope
-    ? `${scope}:registry=${registryUrl}`
-    : `registry=${registryUrl}`;
+  const registryString: string = `${scope}registry=${registryUrl}`;
   const alwaysAuthString: string = `always-auth=${alwaysAuth}`;
   newContents += `${authString}${os.EOL}${registryString}${os.EOL}${alwaysAuthString}`;
   fs.writeFileSync(fileLocation, newContents);
diff --git a/src/cache-utils.ts b/src/cache-utils.ts
index ccd4e987..5df3e718 100644
--- a/src/cache-utils.ts
+++ b/src/cache-utils.ts
@@ -105,19 +105,18 @@ export function isGhes(): boolean {
 }
 
 export function isCacheFeatureAvailable(): boolean {
-  if (!cache.isFeatureAvailable()) {
-    if (isGhes()) {
-      throw new Error(
-        'Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.'
-      );
-    } else {
-      core.warning(
-        'The runner was not able to contact the cache service. Caching will be skipped'
-      );
-    }
+  if (cache.isFeatureAvailable()) return true;
 
+  if (isGhes()) {
+    core.warning(
+      'Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.'
+    );
     return false;
   }
 
-  return true;
+  core.warning(
+    'The runner was not able to contact the cache service. Caching will be skipped'
+  );
+
+  return false;
 }