diff --git a/lib/repl.js b/lib/repl.js
index b48242be1bc763..127fd80bf82f65 100644
--- a/lib/repl.js
+++ b/lib/repl.js
@@ -519,10 +519,11 @@ function REPLServer(prompt,
 
     // Check to see if a REPL keyword was used. If it returns true,
     // display next prompt and return.
-    if (cmd && cmd.charAt(0) === '.' && isNaN(parseFloat(cmd))) {
-      var matches = cmd.match(/^\.([^\s]+)\s*(.*)$/);
-      var keyword = matches && matches[1];
-      var rest = matches && matches[2];
+    if (cmd && cmd.charAt(0) === '.' && cmd.charAt(1) !== '.' &&
+        isNaN(parseFloat(cmd))) {
+      const matches = cmd.match(/^\.([^\s]+)\s*(.*)$/);
+      const keyword = matches && matches[1];
+      const rest = matches && matches[2];
       if (self.parseREPLKeyword(keyword, rest) === true) {
         return;
       } else if (!self.bufferedCommand) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl.js b/test/parallel/test-repl.js
index c471b185dd6531..3b705f7b6be97f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl.js
@@ -387,7 +387,13 @@ function error_test() {
     {
       client: client_unix, send: '(function() {\nif (false) {} /bar"/;\n}())',
       expect: `${prompt_multiline}${prompt_multiline}undefined\n${prompt_unix}`
-    }
+    },
+    // Do not parse `...[]` as a REPL keyword
+    { client: client_unix, send: '...[]\n',
+      expect: `${prompt_multiline}` },
+    // bring back the repl to prompt
+    { client: client_unix, send: '.break',
+      expect: `${prompt_unix}` }
   ]);
 }