diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0ddc7c8302..048e77f1a5 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ jobs:
           path: /tmp/test-results
       - slack/status:
           fail_only: true
-          failure_message: "Acceptance tests against Kind with Kubernetes v1.23 with Consul 1.11.x nightly failed. Check the logs at: ${CIRCLE_BUILD_URL}"
+          failure_message: "Acceptance tests against Kind with Kubernetes v1.23 with Consul 1.11 nightly failed. Check the logs at: ${CIRCLE_BUILD_URL}"
 
   acceptance-kind-1-23-consul-nightly-1-12:
     environment:
@@ -1047,15 +1047,15 @@ workflows:
           requires:
             - dev-upload-docker
 
-#  nightly-acceptance-tests-consul:
-#    triggers:
-#      - schedule:
-#          cron: "0 0 * * *"
-#          filters:
-#            branches:
-#              only:
-#                - main
-#    jobs:
-#      - acceptance-kind-1-23-consul-nightly-1-11
-#      - acceptance-kind-1-23-consul-nightly-1-12
+  nightly-acceptance-tests-consul:
+    triggers:
+      - schedule:
+          cron: "0 0 * * *"
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - main
+    jobs:
+      - acceptance-kind-1-23-consul-nightly-1-11
+      - acceptance-kind-1-23-consul-nightly-1-12
 #      - acceptance-kind-1-23-consul-nightly-1-13
diff --git a/acceptance/tests/snapshot-agent/snapshot_agent_vault_test.go b/acceptance/tests/snapshot-agent/snapshot_agent_vault_test.go
index bde2d88ab0..a3ede3e984 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/snapshot-agent/snapshot_agent_vault_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/tests/snapshot-agent/snapshot_agent_vault_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul-k8s/acceptance/framework/logger"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul-k8s/acceptance/framework/vault"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ func TestSnapshotAgent_Vault(t *testing.T) {
 	kubectlOptions := ctx.KubectlOptions(t)
 	ns := kubectlOptions.Namespace
 
+	ver, err := version.NewVersion("1.12.0")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if cfg.ConsulVersion != nil && cfg.ConsulVersion.LessThan(ver) {
+		t.Skipf("skipping this test because vault secrets backend is not supported in version %v", cfg.ConsulVersion.String())
+	}
+
 	consulReleaseName := helpers.RandomName()
 	vaultReleaseName := helpers.RandomName()