diff --git a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/add.test.ts b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/add.test.ts
index 137e60a72008..5fb009f11df3 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/add.test.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/add.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 
 import { add, getVersionSpecifier } from './add';
 
 const MockedConfig = vi.hoisted(() => {
   return {
     appendValueToArray: vi.fn(),
+    getFieldNode: vi.fn(),
+    valueToNode: vi.fn(),
+    appendNodeToArray: vi.fn(),
   };
 });
 const MockedPackageManager = vi.hoisted(() => {
@@ -20,6 +23,12 @@ const MockedPostInstall = vi.hoisted(() => {
     postinstallAddon: vi.fn(),
   };
 });
+const MockWrapRequireUtils = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  return {
+    getRequireWrapperName: vi.fn(),
+    wrapValueWithRequireWrapper: vi.fn(),
+  };
+});
 const MockedConsole = {
   log: vi.fn(),
   warn: vi.fn(),
@@ -35,6 +44,9 @@ vi.mock('storybook/internal/csf-tools', () => {
 vi.mock('./postinstallAddon', () => {
   return MockedPostInstall;
 });
+vi.mock('./automigrate/fixes/wrap-require-utils', () => {
+  return MockWrapRequireUtils;
+});
 vi.mock('storybook/internal/common', () => {
   return {
     getStorybookInfo: vi.fn(() => ({ mainConfig: {}, configDir: '' })),
@@ -103,6 +115,35 @@ describe('add', () => {
 });
 
 describe('add (extra)', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+  test('should not add a "wrap require" to the addon when not needed', async () => {
+    MockedConfig.getFieldNode.mockReturnValue({});
+    MockWrapRequireUtils.getRequireWrapperName.mockReturnValue(null);
+    await add(
+      '@storybook/addon-docs',
+      { packageManager: 'npm', skipPostinstall: true },
+      MockedConsole
+    );
+
+    expect(MockWrapRequireUtils.wrapValueWithRequireWrapper).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(MockedConfig.appendValueToArray).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(MockedConfig.appendNodeToArray).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+  test('should add a "wrap require" to the addon when applicable', async () => {
+    MockedConfig.getFieldNode.mockReturnValue({});
+    MockWrapRequireUtils.getRequireWrapperName.mockReturnValue('require');
+    await add(
+      '@storybook/addon-docs',
+      { packageManager: 'npm', skipPostinstall: true },
+      MockedConsole
+    );
+
+    expect(MockWrapRequireUtils.wrapValueWithRequireWrapper).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(MockedConfig.appendValueToArray).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(MockedConfig.appendNodeToArray).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
   test('not warning when installing the correct version of storybook', async () => {
     await add(
       '@storybook/addon-docs',
diff --git a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/add.ts b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/add.ts
index acc259c83b55..d0e64efdf443 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/add.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/add.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { dedent } from 'ts-dedent';
 
 import {
   getRequireWrapperName,
-  isRequireWrapperNecessary,
   wrapValueWithRequireWrapper,
 } from './automigrate/fixes/wrap-require-utils';
 import { postinstallAddon } from './postinstallAddon';
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ export async function add(
   logger.log(`Adding '${addon}' to main.js addons field.`);
 
   const mainConfigAddons = main.getFieldNode(['addons']);
-
   if (mainConfigAddons && getRequireWrapperName(main) !== null) {
     const addonNode = main.valueToNode(addonName);
     main.appendNodeToArray(['addons'], addonNode as any);