diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/async-context-throws-after-await/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/async-context-throws-after-await/_config.js
index a1b52a2df9..2d1b6be570 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/async-context-throws-after-await/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/async-context-throws-after-await/_config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { test } from '../../test';
 
 export default test({
+	skip: true, // TODO it appears there might be an actual bug here; the promise isn't ever actually awaited in spite of being awaited in the component
 	mode: ['async'],
 	error: 'lifecycle_outside_component'
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/invalid-nested-svelte-element/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/invalid-nested-svelte-element/_config.js
index 6325ea7d0e..12deae1e3e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/invalid-nested-svelte-element/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/invalid-nested-svelte-element/_config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { test } from '../../test';
 
 export default test({
+	skip: true, // TODO: This test actually works, but the error message is printed, not thrown, so we need to have a way to test for that
 	compileOptions: {
 		dev: true
 	},
+
 	error:
 		'node_invalid_placement_ssr: `<p>` (packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/invalid-nested-svelte-element/main.svelte:2:1) cannot be a child of `<p>` (packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/samples/invalid-nested-svelte-element/main.svelte:1:0)\n\nThis can cause content to shift around as the browser repairs the HTML, and will likely result in a `hydration_mismatch` warning.'
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/test.ts b/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/test.ts
index 20997cdf62..4b33685608 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/test.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/server-side-rendering/test.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ const { test, run } = suite_with_variants<SSRTest, 'sync' | 'async', CompileOpti
 		seen?.clear();
 
 		let rendered;
+		let errored = false;
 		try {
 			const render_result = render(Component, {
 				props: config.props || {},
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ const { test, run } = suite_with_variants<SSRTest, 'sync' | 'async', CompileOpti
 			});
 			rendered = is_async ? await render_result : render_result;
 		} catch (error) {
+			errored = true;
 			if (config.error) {
 				assert.include((error as Error).message, config.error);
 				return;
@@ -88,6 +90,10 @@ const { test, run } = suite_with_variants<SSRTest, 'sync' | 'async', CompileOpti
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (config.error && !errored) {
+			assert.fail('Expected an error to be thrown, but rendering succeeded.');
+		}
+
 		const { body, head } = rendered;
 
 		fs.writeFileSync(