Allen - that is exactly like mine! You can try cutting slots in the skirt (not all the way to the bottom). That keeps it from getting sucked up. However, I was cutting thick material using a bit with little stickout and the machine ate a hunk of my skirt. BUT - is still works really well, even with about 2" missing from one section.
I like it because I can see what is happening. The stuff is so cheap, you can just keep making new ones… but I haven’t needed to yet.