diff --git a/src/baseWrapper.ts b/src/baseWrapper.ts
index aca052172b..0532c6b1b9 100644
--- a/src/baseWrapper.ts
+++ b/src/baseWrapper.ts
@@ -248,7 +248,14 @@ export default abstract class BaseWrapper<ElementType extends Node>
   }
 
   exists() {
-    return !this.getCurrentComponent()?.isUnmounted
+    const currentComponent = this.getCurrentComponent()
+
+    if (!currentComponent) {
+      // DOM Node always exists
+      return true
+    }
+
+    return currentComponent.isUnmounted
   }
 
   get<K extends keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap>(