diff --git a/tests/node/node004/run b/tests/node/node004/run
index 218079face..5f415d6a6f 100755
--- a/tests/node/node004/run
+++ b/tests/node/node004/run
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 . ../../testutils.sh
 
-rm test.buf
+[ -e test.buf ] && rm test.buf
 
 run --cg node Buffer.idr
diff --git a/tests/node/node017/run b/tests/node/node017/run
index beb8b73c58..ea077cb190 100755
--- a/tests/node/node017/run
+++ b/tests/node/node017/run
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 . ../../testutils.sh
 
-rm -rf testdir
+[ -e testdir ] && rm -rf testdir
 
 run --cg node dir.idr | filter_test_dir
 cat testdir/test.txt
diff --git a/tests/node/node018/run b/tests/node/node018/run
index bc1a5021cd..219f27d0b6 100755
--- a/tests/node/node018/run
+++ b/tests/node/node018/run
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 . ../../testutils.sh
 
-rm testout.txt
+[ -e testout.txt ] && rm testout.txt
 
 run --cg node File.idr