diff --git a/autoload/easycomplete.vim b/autoload/easycomplete.vim
index a47d22b..6eaa0c0 100644
--- a/autoload/easycomplete.vim
+++ b/autoload/easycomplete.vim
@@ -2021,15 +2021,7 @@ function! easycomplete#SnipSupports()
 endfunction
 
 function! s:SnipSupports()
-  if !has("python3")
-    return v:false
-  endif
-  try
-    call funcref("UltiSnips#SnippetsInCurrentScope")
-  catch /700/
-    return v:false
-  endtry
-  return v:true
+  return g:easycomplete_snips_enable ? v:true : v:false
 endfunction
 
 function! s:SnippetsInit()
diff --git a/plugin/easycomplete.vim b/plugin/easycomplete.vim
index 36d16a7..46af000 100644
--- a/plugin/easycomplete.vim
+++ b/plugin/easycomplete.vim
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ endif
 if !exists("g:easycomplete_tabnine_config")
   let g:easycomplete_tabnine_config = {}
 endif
+if !exists("g:easycomplete_snips_enable")
+  let g:easycomplete_snips_enable = has('python3') && exists('*UltiSnips#SnippetsInCurrentScope')
+endif
 if !exists("g:easycomplete_filetypes")
   let g:easycomplete_filetypes = {"r": {
         \ "whitelist": []