diff --git a/packages/graphiql/cypress/e2e/prettify.cy.ts b/packages/graphiql/cypress/e2e/prettify.cy.ts
index d82fd5c50b..6e2224f28d 100644
--- a/packages/graphiql/cypress/e2e/prettify.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/graphiql/cypress/e2e/prettify.cy.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { version } from 'graphql';
 let describeOrSkip = describe.skip;
 
 // hard to account for the extra \n between 15/16 so these only run for 16 for now
-if (version.includes('16')) {
+if (parseInt(version, 10) > 15) {
   describeOrSkip = describe;
 }