diff --git a/packages/cli/commands/create.ts b/packages/cli/commands/create.ts
index 44ce0498c..fcdc6cd21 100644
--- a/packages/cli/commands/create.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/commands/create.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ async function createProject(cwd: ProjectPath, options: Options) {
 			force: async ({ results: { directory } }) => {
 				if (!options.dirCheck) return;
 
+				if (!fs.existsSync(directory!)) return;
+
 				const files = fs.readdirSync(directory!);
 				const hasNonIgnoredFiles = files.some((file) => !file.startsWith('.git'));
 				if (!hasNonIgnoredFiles) return;
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/cli.ts b/packages/cli/tests/cli.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e93a21c4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/cli.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { exec } from 'tinyexec';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import { parseJson } from '../../core/tooling/index.ts';
+
+const monoRepoPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', '..');
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+	const testOutputCliPath = path.resolve(monoRepoPath, '.test-output', 'cli');
+
+	if (fs.existsSync(testOutputCliPath)) {
+		fs.rmSync(testOutputCliPath, { force: true, recursive: true });
+	}
+});
+
+describe('cli', () => {
+	it('should be able to create a new project with cli command', async () => {
+		const svBinPath = path.resolve(monoRepoPath, 'packages', 'cli', 'dist', 'bin.js');
+		const testOutputPath = path.resolve(monoRepoPath, '.test-output', 'cli', 'test-project');
+
+		const result = await exec(
+			'node',
+			[
+				svBinPath,
+				'create',
+				testOutputPath,
+				'--template',
+				'minimal',
+				'--types',
+				'ts',
+				'--no-install',
+				'--no-add-ons'
+			],
+			{ nodeOptions: { stdio: 'ignore' } }
+		);
+
+		// cli finished well
+		expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+		// test output path exists
+		expect(fs.existsSync(testOutputPath)).toBe(true);
+
+		// package.json has a name
+		const packageJsonPath = path.resolve(testOutputPath, 'package.json');
+		const packageJson = parseJson(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8'));
+		expect(packageJson.name).toBe('test-project');
+	});
+});