diff --git a/scip_indexer/SCIPIndexer.cc b/scip_indexer/SCIPIndexer.cc
index 7b33c0602..a853bc7f7 100644
--- a/scip_indexer/SCIPIndexer.cc
+++ b/scip_indexer/SCIPIndexer.cc
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ class SCIPState {
                                               [this, &gs](UntypedGenericSymbolRef sym, std::string &out) {
                                                   auto status = this->saveSymbolString(gs, sym, nullptr, out);
                                                   ENFORCE(status.skip() || status.ok());
+                                                  return status.ok();
                                               });
     }
 
diff --git a/scip_indexer/SCIPSymbolRef.cc b/scip_indexer/SCIPSymbolRef.cc
index 97f68affd..ba9530a5e 100644
--- a/scip_indexer/SCIPSymbolRef.cc
+++ b/scip_indexer/SCIPSymbolRef.cc
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ string UntypedGenericSymbolRef::showRaw(const core::GlobalState &gs) const {
 
 void UntypedGenericSymbolRef::saveParentRelationships(
     const core::GlobalState &gs, const RelationshipsMap &relationshipMap, SmallVec<scip::Relationship> &rels,
-    const absl::FunctionRef<void(UntypedGenericSymbolRef, std::string &)> &saveSymbolString) const {
+    const absl::FunctionRef<bool(UntypedGenericSymbolRef, std::string &)> &saveSymbolString) const {
     auto it = relationshipMap.find(*this);
     if (it == relationshipMap.end()) {
         return;
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ void UntypedGenericSymbolRef::saveParentRelationships(
         if (!this->name.exists()) {
             fmt::print(stderr, "problematic symbol {}\n", this->selfOrOwner.toStringFullName(gs));
         }
-        saveSymbolString(UntypedGenericSymbolRef::field(klass, this->name), *rel.mutable_symbol());
+        if (!saveSymbolString(UntypedGenericSymbolRef::field(klass, this->name), *rel.mutable_symbol())) {
+            return;
+        }
         ENFORCE(!rel.symbol().empty());
         rels.push_back(move(rel));
     };
diff --git a/scip_indexer/SCIPSymbolRef.h b/scip_indexer/SCIPSymbolRef.h
index e26e61643..7ed746271 100644
--- a/scip_indexer/SCIPSymbolRef.h
+++ b/scip_indexer/SCIPSymbolRef.h
@@ -70,9 +70,10 @@ class UntypedGenericSymbolRef final {
     utils::Result symbolForExpr(const core::GlobalState &gs, const GemMapping &gemMap, std::optional<core::Loc> loc,
                                 scip::Symbol &symbol) const;
 
+    // saveSymbolString returns false when the parent has no indexable symbol.
     void saveParentRelationships(
         const core::GlobalState &gs, const RelationshipsMap &relationshipMap, SmallVec<scip::Relationship> &rels,
-        const absl::FunctionRef<void(UntypedGenericSymbolRef, std::string &)> &saveSymbolString) const;
+        const absl::FunctionRef<bool(UntypedGenericSymbolRef, std::string &)> &saveSymbolString) const;
 
     std::string showRaw(const core::GlobalState &gs) const;
 };
diff --git a/test/scip/testdata/skipped_parent_relationships.rb b/test/scip/testdata/skipped_parent_relationships.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfd6264cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scip/testdata/skipped_parent_relationships.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# typed: true
+
+describe "example" do
+  before { @value = 1 }
+end
+
+@value
diff --git a/test/scip/testdata/skipped_parent_relationships.snapshot.rb b/test/scip/testdata/skipped_parent_relationships.snapshot.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..596438254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scip/testdata/skipped_parent_relationships.snapshot.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+ # typed: true
+ 
+#⌄ enclosing_range_start [..] `<describe 'example'>`#
+ describe "example" do
+#         ^^^^^^^^^ definition [..] `<describe 'example'>`#
+#  ⌄ enclosing_range_start [..] `<describe 'example'>`#`<before>`().
+   before { @value = 1 }
+#  ^^^^^^ definition [..] `<describe 'example'>`#`<before>`().
+#           ^^^^^^ definition [..] `<describe 'example'>`#`@value`.
+#           ^^^^^^^^^^ reference [..] `<describe 'example'>`#`@value`.
+#                      ⌃ enclosing_range_end [..] `<describe 'example'>`#`<before>`().
+ end
+#  ⌃ enclosing_range_end [..] `<describe 'example'>`#
+ 
+ @value