diff --git a/test/integration/no_kubernetes_test.go b/test/integration/no_kubernetes_test.go
index 092849edcc..096879cd5a 100644
--- a/test/integration/no_kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/no_kubernetes_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
@@ -87,23 +86,16 @@ func VerifyNoK8sDownloadCache(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string)
 
 	cachePath := filepath.Join(localpath.MiniPath(), "cache", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, constants.NoKubernetesVersion)
 
-	// Check if the cache directory exists at all
 	t.Logf("Checking cache directory: %s", cachePath)
-	if _, err := os.Stat(cachePath); err == nil {
-		// Directory exists - let's see what's in it for debugging
-		if files, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(cachePath, "*")); err == nil && len(files) > 0 {
-			t.Logf("Files found in cache directory:")
-			for _, file := range files {
-				t.Logf("  - %s", file)
-			}
-		} else {
-			t.Logf("Cache directory exists but is empty")
-		}
-		t.Errorf("Cache directory %s should not exist when using --no-kubernetes", cachePath)
-	} else if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		t.Logf("No cache directory found (as expected)")
-	} else {
-		t.Errorf("Error checking cache directory %s: %v", cachePath, err)
+	files, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(cachePath, "*"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error reading cache directory: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(files) > 0 {
+		t.Logf("Files found in cache directory: %v", files)
+		t.Errorf("Cache directory should not contain files when using --no-kubernetes")
 	}
 }