diff --git a/packages/shortest/src/cache/index.ts b/packages/shortest/src/cache/index.ts
index 25ef46ec..25abdcbc 100644
--- a/packages/shortest/src/cache/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shortest/src/cache/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ export const cleanUpCache = async ({
 } = {}) => {
   const log = getLogger();
   log.debug("Cleaning up cache", { forcePurge });
+
+  if (!existsSync(dirPath)) {
+    log.debug("Cache directory does not exist", { dirPath });
+    return;
+  }
+
   const files = await fs.readdir(dirPath);
   const now = Date.now();
 
diff --git a/packages/shortest/tests/unit/cache/index.test.ts b/packages/shortest/tests/unit/cache/index.test.ts
index 72bd71b1..e97496b7 100644
--- a/packages/shortest/tests/unit/cache/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shortest/tests/unit/cache/index.test.ts
@@ -104,5 +104,12 @@ describe("cache", () => {
 
       await expect(fs.access(nonJsonFile)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
     });
+
+    it("handles non-existent cache directory", async () => {
+      const nonExistentDir = path.join(CACHE_DIR_PATH, "non-existent");
+      await expect(
+        cleanUpCache({ dirPath: nonExistentDir }),
+      ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    });
   });
 });