3 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 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, '');
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-cli-syntax-file-not-found.js b/test/sequential/test-cli-syntax-file-not-found.js
index 848e2fe231..b90033a396 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-cli-syntax-file-not-found.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-cli-syntax-file-not-found.js
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ const notFoundRE = /^Error: Cannot find module/m;
       // stderr should have a module not found error message
       assert(notFoundRE.test(stderr), `${notFoundRE} === ${stderr}`);
 
-      assert.strictEqual(err.code, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(err.code, 1,
+                         `code ${err.code} !== 1 for error:\n\n${err}`);
     }));
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-cli-syntax-require.js b/test/sequential/test-cli-syntax-require.js
index ed13805eb9..d99dc2ff71 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-cli-syntax-require.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-cli-syntax-require.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ 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, '');