diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-server-options.js b/test/parallel/test-net-server-options.js
index db0054d7637d..be7e40e49bf1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-server-options.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-server-options.js
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const net = require('net');
 
-assert.throws(function() { net.createServer('path'); }, TypeError);
-assert.throws(function() { net.createServer(0); }, TypeError);
+assert.throws(function() { net.createServer('path'); },
+              /^TypeError: options must be an object$/);
+assert.throws(function() { net.createServer(0); },
+              /^TypeError: options must be an object$/);