diff --git a/script/test b/script/test
index ecf2fdc..19d66e4 100755
--- a/script/test
+++ b/script/test
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ echo "=== Running Rust tests ==="
 cargo test --manifest-path "$PROJECT_ROOT/Cargo.toml"
 
 echo "=== Running frontend unit tests ==="
-cd "$PROJECT_ROOT/frontend"
-npm test
+if [ -d "$PROJECT_ROOT/frontend" ]; then
+  cd "$PROJECT_ROOT/frontend"
+  npm test
+else
+  echo "Skipping frontend tests (no frontend directory)"
+fi
 
 # Disabled: e2e tests may be causing merge pipeline hangs (no running server
 # in merge workspace → Playwright blocks indefinitely). Re-enable once confirmed.