diff --git a/test/sequential/test-inspector-async-stack-traces-promise-then.js b/test/sequential/test-inspector-async-stack-traces-promise-then.js
index 165db81c83d7fe..11905431d5e524 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-inspector-async-stack-traces-promise-then.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-inspector-async-stack-traces-promise-then.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async function runTests() {
                    'break2', 'runTest:8');
 
   await session.runToCompletion();
-  assert.strictEqual(0, (await instance.expectShutdown()).exitCode);
+  assert.strictEqual((await instance.expectShutdown()).exitCode, 0);
 }
 
 function debuggerPausedAt(msg, functionName, previousTickLocation) {