diff --git a/ts-vitest/fix-jest-dom.mjs b/ts-vitest/fix-jest-dom.mjs
index 18bc04e..a2ee7ce 100644
--- a/ts-vitest/fix-jest-dom.mjs
+++ b/ts-vitest/fix-jest-dom.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ const typesPath = path.resolve('node_modules', '@types', 'testing-library__jest-
 const refMatcher = /[\r\n]+\/\/\/ <reference types="jest" \/>/;
 
 fs.readFile(typesPath, 'utf8', (err, data) => {
-    if (err) throw err;
+    if (err) {
+        console.warn('\x1b[33m⚠️ this template expects @types/testing-library__jest-dom to be installed, but it is missing.\n Please run:\x1b[0m\n\npnpm i --save-dev @types/testing-library__jest-dom\n');
+        return;
+    }
 
     fs.writeFile(
         typesPath,
diff --git a/ts-vitest/package.json b/ts-vitest/package.json
index 28d4e41..08d6b03 100644
--- a/ts-vitest/package.json
+++ b/ts-vitest/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/testing-library__jest-dom": "^5.14.3",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.16.5",
     "jsdom": "^20.0.0",
     "solid-testing-library": "^0.3.0",