1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-url-format-invalid-input.js b/test/parallel/test-url-format-invalid-input.js
index a94546aaf2..4f0f1a11d7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-url-format-invalid-input.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-url-format-invalid-input.js
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ const throwsObjsAndReportTypes = new Map([
 ]);
 
 for (const [urlObject, type] of throwsObjsAndReportTypes) {
-  const error = common.expectsError({
+  common.expectsError(function() {
+    url.format(urlObject);
+  }, {
     code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
     type: TypeError,
     message: 'The "urlObject" argument must be one of type Object or string. ' +
              `Received type ${type}`
   });
-  assert.throws(function() { url.format(urlObject); }, error);
 }
 assert.strictEqual(url.format(''), '');
 assert.strictEqual(url.format({}), '');