diff --git a/packages/cypress/package.json b/packages/cypress/package.json
index aa5359f..2e1428f 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/package.json
+++ b/packages/cypress/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lambdatest/cypress-driver",
-  "version": "1.0.7",
+  "version": "1.0.8",
   "description": "Cypress driver for all Lambdatest functionalities",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "types/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/smartui.js b/packages/cypress/src/smartui.js
index c918fd0..d3a15ff 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/smartui.js
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/smartui.js
@@ -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 => {