diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Foundation/Kernel/Filesystem.php b/packages/framework/src/Foundation/Kernel/Filesystem.php
index e4bef03a93e..840329e5dba 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Foundation/Kernel/Filesystem.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Foundation/Kernel/Filesystem.php
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ public function smartGlob(string $pattern, int $flags = 0): Collection
     /** @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection<int, string> */
     public function findFiles(string $directory, string|array|false $matchExtensions = false, bool $recursive = false): Collection
     {
+        if (! \Hyde\Facades\Filesystem::isDirectory($directory)) {
+            return collect();
+        }
+
         $finder = Finder::create()->files()->in($this->path($directory));
 
         if ($recursive === false) {
diff --git a/packages/framework/tests/Unit/FilesystemFindFilesTest.php b/packages/framework/tests/Unit/FilesystemFindFilesTest.php
index 7b3f86cb92f..7193c078679 100644
--- a/packages/framework/tests/Unit/FilesystemFindFilesTest.php
+++ b/packages/framework/tests/Unit/FilesystemFindFilesTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 use Hyde\Testing\UnitTestCase;
 use Hyde\Testing\CreatesTemporaryFiles;
 use Hyde\Foundation\Kernel\Filesystem;
-use Symfony\Component\Finder\Exception\DirectoryNotFoundException;
 
 /**
  * @covers \Hyde\Foundation\Kernel\Filesystem::findFiles
@@ -151,7 +150,6 @@ public function testFindFilesWithEmptyDirectory()
 
     public function testFindFilesWithNonExistentDirectory()
     {
-        $this->expectException(DirectoryNotFoundException::class);
         $this->assertSameArray([], 'nonexistent-directory');
     }