diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 55c30301d..85fdf82fd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -119,3 +119,5 @@ tests/executor_test_packages
 
 grpc-standalone-server-integration-test-results.xml
 grpc-server-docker-integration-test-results.xml
+
+.vscode/
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 14447d27a..6c27b9d70 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ def test_cli_invalid_format_value_in_config(caplog: LogCaptureFixture) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
-    sys.version_info.minor in [9, 10],
-    reason="no error is raised with python 3.9 or 3.10",
+    sys.version_info.minor != 8, 
+    reason="no error is raised with python 3.9+",
 )
 def test_cli_non_existent_handler_id_in_config(caplog: LogCaptureFixture) -> None:
     root_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]