diff --git a/src/SwiftSnippets.ts b/src/SwiftSnippets.ts
index 0685fc434..91a557f7e 100644
--- a/src/SwiftSnippets.ts
+++ b/src/SwiftSnippets.ts
@@ -87,24 +87,21 @@ export async function debugSnippetWithOptions(
         ctx.toolchain
     );
 
-    try {
-        // queue build task and when it is complete run executable in the debugger
-        await folderContext.taskQueue
-            .queueOperation(new TaskOperation(snippetBuildTask))
-            .then(result => {
-                if (result === 0) {
-                    const snippetDebugConfig = createSnippetConfiguration(
-                        snippetName,
-                        folderContext
-                    );
-                    return debugLaunchConfig(
-                        folderContext.workspaceFolder,
-                        snippetDebugConfig,
-                        options
-                    );
-                }
-            });
-    } catch {
-        // ignore error if task failed to run
-    }
+    // try {
+    // queue build task and when it is complete run executable in the debugger
+    await folderContext.taskQueue
+        .queueOperation(new TaskOperation(snippetBuildTask))
+        .then(result => {
+            if (result === 0) {
+                const snippetDebugConfig = createSnippetConfiguration(snippetName, folderContext);
+                return debugLaunchConfig(
+                    folderContext.workspaceFolder,
+                    snippetDebugConfig,
+                    options
+                );
+            }
+        });
+    // } catch {
+    //     // ignore error if task failed to run
+    // }
 }
diff --git a/test/integration-tests/SwiftSnippet.test.ts b/test/integration-tests/SwiftSnippet.test.ts
index e94f69eb7..bfb9afa91 100644
--- a/test/integration-tests/SwiftSnippet.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration-tests/SwiftSnippet.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
     waitForDebugAdapterExit,
     waitUntilDebugSessionTerminates,
 } from "../utilities/debug";
+import { Version } from "../../src/utilities/version";
 
 suite("SwiftSnippet Test Suite", () => {
     const uri = testAssetUri("defaultPackage/Snippets/hello.swift");
@@ -30,8 +31,11 @@ suite("SwiftSnippet Test Suite", () => {
         new vscode.SourceBreakpoint(new vscode.Location(uri, new vscode.Position(2, 0))),
     ];
 
-    suiteSetup(async () => {
-        await folderContextPromise("defaultPackage");
+    suiteSetup(async function () {
+        const folder = await folderContextPromise("defaultPackage");
+        if (folder.workspaceContext.toolchain.swiftVersion.isLessThan(new Version(6, 0, 0))) {
+            this.skip();
+        }
         await waitForNoRunningTasks();
 
         // File needs to be open for command to be enabled