diff --git a/plugins/plugin-svelte/package.json b/plugins/plugin-svelte/package.json
index 24ae7d4e6d..6447897b3c 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-svelte/package.json
+++ b/plugins/plugin-svelte/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "gitHead": "a01616bb0787d56cd782f94cecf2daa12c7594e4",
   "dependencies": {
     "rollup-plugin-svelte": "^7.0.0",
-    "svelte-hmr": "^0.12.0",
+    "svelte-hmr": "^0.12.1",
     "svelte-preprocess": "^4.6.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-svelte/plugin.js b/plugins/plugin-svelte/plugin.js
index 96906ea478..13d6b2b2d9 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-svelte/plugin.js
+++ b/plugins/plugin-svelte/plugin.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ module.exports = function plugin(snowpackConfig, pluginOptions = {}) {
             ...hmrOptions,
             absoluteImports: false,
             injectCss: true,
+            noOverlay: true,
           },
           compiled,
           originalCode: codeToCompile,