diff --git a/tests/unit/store-adapter-tier2.test.mjs b/tests/unit/store-adapter-tier2.test.mjs
index d2d749bb..6aba7ca6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/store-adapter-tier2.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/unit/store-adapter-tier2.test.mjs
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ async function createSqliteStore(t) {
     t.skip("better-sqlite3 unavailable in this environment");
     return null;
   }
+  // native binding 검증 — import 성공해도 native fn 호출 시 fail 가능 (예: Node v26 + 12.6.2)
+  try {
+    const probe = new sqliteCtor(":memory:");
+    probe.prepare("SELECT 1").get();
+    probe.close();
+  } catch {
+    t.skip("better-sqlite3 native binding unavailable in this environment");
+    return null;
+  }
 
   return createStoreAdapter(tempDbPath(), {
     loadDatabase: async () => sqliteCtor,
diff --git a/tests/unit/store-adapter.test.mjs b/tests/unit/store-adapter.test.mjs
index 4b0a85d5..ae9787fe 100644
--- a/tests/unit/store-adapter.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/unit/store-adapter.test.mjs
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ describe("hub/store-adapter.mjs", () => {
       t.skip("better-sqlite3 unavailable in this environment");
       return;
     }
+    // native binding 검증 — import 성공해도 native fn 호출 시 fail 가능 (예: Node v26 + 12.6.2)
+    try {
+      const probe = new sqliteCtor(":memory:");
+      probe.prepare("SELECT 1").get();
+      probe.close();
+    } catch {
+      t.skip("better-sqlite3 native binding unavailable in this environment");
+      return;
+    }
 
     const store = await createStoreAdapter(dbPath, {
       loadDatabase: async () => sqliteCtor,