diff --git a/packages/core/src/stellar-cli/check-stellar-cli-version.test.ts b/packages/core/src/stellar-cli/check-stellar-cli-version.test.ts
index b937a084..ec3c0fc0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/stellar-cli/check-stellar-cli-version.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/stellar-cli/check-stellar-cli-version.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { CaatingaErrorCode } from "../errors/CaatingaError.js";
+import { CaatingaError, CaatingaErrorCode } from "../errors/CaatingaError.js";
 
 const runCommandMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 
@@ -83,7 +83,13 @@ describe("checkStellarCliVersion", () => {
   });
 
   it("normalizes missing stellar binary to CAATINGA_STELLAR_CLI_NOT_FOUND", async () => {
-    runCommandMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(Object.assign(new Error("not found"), { code: "ENOENT" }));
+    runCommandMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(
+      new CaatingaError(
+        "Stellar CLI was not found.",
+        CaatingaErrorCode.STELLAR_CLI_NOT_FOUND,
+        "Install Stellar CLI before running Caatinga-backed commands."
+      )
+    );
 
     await expect(checkStellarCliVersion()).rejects.toMatchObject({
       code: CaatingaErrorCode.STELLAR_CLI_NOT_FOUND,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/stellar-cli/check-stellar-cli-version.ts b/packages/core/src/stellar-cli/check-stellar-cli-version.ts
index 9f3ae244..a7a88903 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/stellar-cli/check-stellar-cli-version.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/stellar-cli/check-stellar-cli-version.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { CaatingaError, CaatingaErrorCode } from "../errors/CaatingaError.js";
 import { runCommand } from "../shell/run-command.js";
 import {
   evaluateStellarCliCompatibility,
@@ -21,23 +20,10 @@ export async function checkStellarCliVersion(
 ): Promise<CompatibilityReport> {
   let rawOutput: string;
 
-  try {
-    const result = await runCommand("stellar", ["--version"], {
-      skipStellarVersionCheck: true,
-    });
-    rawOutput = result.all || result.stdout || result.stderr;
-  } catch (error) {
-    if (typeof error === "object" && error && "code" in error && error.code === "ENOENT") {
-      throw new CaatingaError(
-        "Stellar CLI was not found.",
-        CaatingaErrorCode.STELLAR_CLI_NOT_FOUND,
-        "Install Stellar CLI before running Caatinga-backed commands.",
-        error
-      );
-    }
-
-    throw error;
-  }
+  const result = await runCommand("stellar", ["--version"], {
+    skipStellarVersionCheck: true,
+  });
+  rawOutput = result.all || result.stdout || result.stderr;
 
   const version = parseStellarCliVersion(rawOutput);
   const probedMissing =