diff --git a/u02/src/tests.cpp b/u02/src/tests.cpp
index cde85bb..81521ae 100644
--- a/u02/src/tests.cpp
+++ b/u02/src/tests.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <catch2/generators/catch_generators_adapters.hpp>
 #include <catch2/generators/catch_generators_random.hpp>
 #include <catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_floating_point.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
 
 #include "bresenham_circle_tool.h"
 #include "bresenham_line_tool.h"
@@ -349,7 +350,12 @@ TEST_CASE("Bresenham circle (prop: √(x²+y²)-r<ε)") {
 
   if ((x0 == min_c || x0 == max_c) && (x1 == min_c || x1 == max_c) &&
       (y0 == min_c || y0 == max_c) && (y1 == min_c || y1 == max_c)) {
-    SKIP("All coordinates have extreme value, skipping (avoid rounding error)");
+    // catch2’s SKIP macro does not exactly do what I want here,
+    // so this just returns from the function and prints a message.
+    std::cerr
+        << "All coordinates have extreme value, skipping (avoid rounding error)"
+        << std::endl;
+    return;
   }
 
   const float r =
@@ -537,7 +543,11 @@ TEST_CASE("Star (prop: all points inside circle)") {
 
   if ((x0 == min_c || x0 == max_c) && (x1 == min_c || x1 == max_c) &&
       (y0 == min_c || y0 == max_c) && (y1 == min_c || y1 == max_c)) {
-    SKIP("All coordinates have extreme value, skipping (avoid rounding error)");
+    // see above
+    std::cerr
+        << "All coordinates have extreme value, skipping (avoid rounding error)"
+        << std::endl;
+    return;
   }
 
   const float r = std::sqrt(std::pow((x1 - x0), 2) + std::pow((y1 - y0), 2));