1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-cli-syntax-bad.js b/test/sequential/test-cli-syntax-bad.js
index e1c7f3bec5..7c4c9c70d9 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-cli-syntax-bad.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-cli-syntax-bad.js
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ const syntaxErrorRE = /^SyntaxError: \b/m;
     const cmd = [node, ..._args].join(' ');
     exec(cmd, common.mustCall((err, stdout, stderr) => {
       assert.strictEqual(err instanceof Error, true);
-      assert.strictEqual(err.code, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(err.code, 1,
+                         `code ${err.code} !== 1 for error:\n\n${err}`);
 
       // no stdout should be produced
       assert.strictEqual(stdout, '');