@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ function smartuiSnapshot(name, options = {}) {
 snapshot: name,
 });
 }
-
-if (!(await client.isSmartUIRunning())) {
-throw new Error('Cannot find SmartUI server.');
-}
 
-let resp = await client.fetchDOMSerializer();
+let resp = await client.isSmartUIRunning()
+if (!resp.body.cliVersion) throw new Error(`cannot find SmartUI server; ${JSON.stringify(resp)}`);
+
+resp = await client.fetchDOMSerializer();
 eval(resp.body.data.dom);
 
 return cy.document({ log: false }).then({ timeout: CY_TIMEOUT }, dom => {