diff --git a/tests/Pest.php b/tests/Pest.php
index 3260e4c6..34124006 100644
--- a/tests/Pest.php
+++ b/tests/Pest.php
@@ -3,5 +3,17 @@
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 
+// The Modules/HelloWorld integration test needs the module enabled at the
+// nwidart level, which is read from storage/app/modules_statuses.json when the
+// app boots. That file is gitignored (created locally by `module:make`), so it
+// is absent in CI and fresh clones — leaving HelloWorld disabled and the
+// integration test failing with 404s. Provision it (only if missing) before any
+// test boots the application, so CI matches a local dev environment.
+$modulesStatuses = __DIR__.'/../storage/app/modules_statuses.json';
+if (! is_file($modulesStatuses)) {
+    @mkdir(dirname($modulesStatuses), 0755, true);
+    file_put_contents($modulesStatuses, json_encode(['HelloWorld' => true], JSON_PRETTY_PRINT).PHP_EOL);
+}
+
 uses(TestCase::class, RefreshDatabase::class)->in('Feature');
 uses(TestCase::class, RefreshDatabase::class)->in('Unit');