diff --git a/packages/cli/src/util/pruneOldFilesInDir.ts b/packages/cli/src/util/pruneOldFilesInDir.ts
index 3d5cc2b60bcb..8b8dfe754059 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/util/pruneOldFilesInDir.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/util/pruneOldFilesInDir.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 
 export function pruneOldFilesInDir(dirpath: string, maxAgeMs: number): number {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(dirpath)) {
+    return 0; // Nothing to prune
+  }
+
   let deletedFileCount = 0;
   for (const entryName of fs.readdirSync(dirpath)) {
     const entryPath = path.join(dirpath, entryName);
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/unit/util/pruneOldFilesInDir.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/unit/util/pruneOldFilesInDir.test.ts
index a50c59547688..ee5532a358ee 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/unit/util/pruneOldFilesInDir.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/unit/util/pruneOldFilesInDir.test.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ describe("pruneOldFilesInDir", () => {
     expect(fs.existsSync(emptyDir)).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("should handle missing directories", () => {
+    expect(() => pruneOldFilesInDir(path.join(dataDir, "does-not-exist"), DAYS_TO_MS)).not.toThrowError();
+  });
+
   function createFileWithAge(path: string, ageInDays: number): void {
     // Create a new empty file
     fs.closeSync(fs.openSync(path, "w"));