diff --git a/ApiCore-Backend/src/voice/eval/voice-eval.spec.ts b/ApiCore-Backend/src/voice/eval/voice-eval.spec.ts
index 5079a89..078acf9 100644
--- a/ApiCore-Backend/src/voice/eval/voice-eval.spec.ts
+++ b/ApiCore-Backend/src/voice/eval/voice-eval.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { readFileSync, readdirSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, readdirSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { formatReport } from './eval-report';
 import { loadGoldCases, parseGoldCase, type GoldCase } from './gold-case';
@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ describe('eval:voice stays out of CI', () => {
       '.gitea',
       'workflows',
     );
+    // The backend image builds without the repo root: nothing to check there.
+    if (!existsSync(workflows)) {
+      return;
+    }
     const files = readdirSync(workflows).filter((name) =>
       /\.ya?ml$/.test(name),
     );