diff --git a/test/parallel/test-vm-run-in-new-context.js b/test/parallel/test-vm-run-in-new-context.js
index 04bc3bf4a1e02a..0da73ea6a90726 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-vm-run-in-new-context.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-vm-run-in-new-context.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ assert.strictEqual('passed', result);
 console.error('thrown error');
 assert.throws(function() {
   vm.runInNewContext('throw new Error(\'test\');');
-});
+}, /^Error: test$/);
 
 global.hello = 5;
 vm.runInNewContext('hello = 2');