diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration.yaml
index 787a83d..b8f9872 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,14 @@ jobs:
           bun-version: latest
       - name: Test
         run: |
-          bun test
+          # `bun test` exits 1 when it matches no test files. Skip it while
+          # the repo has none rather than failing every run; the first test
+          # file added turns it back on by itself.
+          if git ls-files | grep -qE '\.(test|spec)\.(js|jsx|ts|tsx)$'; then
+            bun test
+          else
+            echo "no test files yet — skipping"
+          fi
   build:
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_validation.yaml b/.github/workflows/release_validation.yaml
index bd4e19c..55aadcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_validation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_validation.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   validation:
     name: Validation
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index 5b5bea2..b6e2c25 100644
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
-bun test
+# `bun test` exits 1 when it matches no test files, which blocks every
+# commit in a repo that has none yet. Run it only when there is something
+# to run — the first test file added turns it back on by itself.
+if git ls-files | grep -qE '\.(test|spec)\.(js|jsx|ts|tsx)$'; then
+  bun test
+fi
+
 bun lint-staged