diff --git a/tests/Integration/Vite/ViteInstallerTest.php b/tests/Integration/Vite/ViteInstallerTest.php
index cc6c3990d..9eca35482 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Vite/ViteInstallerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Vite/ViteInstallerTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ protected function configure(): void
     {
         $this->installer->configure(__DIR__ . '/install', new Psr4Namespace('App\\', __DIR__ . '/install/app'));
 
+        mkdir(__DIR__ . '/install/node_modules');
+
         // force usage of npm because bun will mutate Tempest's root install otherwise
         touch(__DIR__ . '/install/package-lock.json');
     }