diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index fe28a8a2004761..9494cc11078a31 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -360,6 +360,12 @@ MaybeLocal<Value> RunBootstrapping(Environment* env) {
           .IsNothing())
     return MaybeLocal<Value>();
 
+  // Make sure that no request or handle is created during bootstrap -
+  // if necessary those should be done in pre-exeuction.
+  // TODO(joyeecheung): print handles/requests before aborting
+  CHECK(env->req_wrap_queue()->IsEmpty());
+  CHECK(env->handle_wrap_queue()->IsEmpty());
+
   env->set_has_run_bootstrapping_code(true);
 
   return scope.EscapeMaybe(result);