diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/renderer.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/renderer.js
index deddb4eddb..65f9bcae6a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/renderer.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/renderer.js
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ export class Renderer {
 			promises.push(promise);
 		}
 
+		// prevent unhandled rejections, and attach the promise to the renderer instance
+		// so that rejections correctly cause rendering to fail
 		promise.catch(noop);
 		this.promise = promise;