diff --git a/tests/domains.test.js b/tests/domains.test.js
index eddb7833..593046c4 100644
--- a/tests/domains.test.js
+++ b/tests/domains.test.js
@@ -7,12 +7,20 @@ const files = fs.readdirSync(domainsPath);
 
 t("Nested subdomains should not exist without a parent subdomain", (t) => {
     files.forEach((file) => {
+        // Skip directories and process only .json files
+        const filePath = path.join(domainsPath, file);
+        if (fs.lstatSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
+            return; // Skip directories
+        }
+
         const subdomain = file.replace(".json", "");
 
         if (subdomain.split(".").length > 1) {
             const parentSubdomain = subdomain.split(".").pop();
-
-            t.true(files.includes(`${parentSubdomain}.json`), `${file}: Parent subdomain does not exist`);
+            t.true(
+                files.includes(`${parentSubdomain}.json`),
+                `${file}: Parent subdomain does not exist`
+            );
         }
     });
 
@@ -21,13 +29,25 @@ t("Nested subdomains should not exist without a parent subdomain", (t) => {
 
 t("Nested subdomains should not exist if the parent subdomain has NS records", (t) => {
     files.forEach((file) => {
+        // Skip directories and process only .json files
+        const filePath = path.join(domainsPath, file);
+        if (fs.lstatSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
+            return; // Skip directories
+        }
+
         const subdomain = file.replace(".json", "");
 
         if (subdomain.split(".").length > 1) {
             const parentSubdomain = subdomain.split(".").pop();
-            const parentDomain = fs.readJsonSync(path.join(domainsPath, `${parentSubdomain}.json`));
+            const parentFilePath = path.join(domainsPath, `${parentSubdomain}.json`);
 
-            t.is(parentDomain.record.NS, undefined, `${file}: Parent subdomain has NS records`);
+            // Check if the parent file exists before attempting to read it
+            if (fs.existsSync(parentFilePath)) {
+                const parentDomain = fs.readJsonSync(parentFilePath);
+                t.is(parentDomain.record.NS, undefined, `${file}: Parent subdomain has NS records`);
+            } else {
+                t.fail(`${parentSubdomain}.json file does not exist`);
+            }
         }
     });