diff --git a/lib/internal/main/test_runner.js b/lib/internal/main/test_runner.js
index a42c1e5dff64cc..9785a74cd1a665 100644
--- a/lib/internal/main/test_runner.js
+++ b/lib/internal/main/test_runner.js
@@ -22,32 +22,18 @@ let debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('test_runner', (fn) => {
 prepareMainThreadExecution(false);
 markBootstrapComplete();
 
-const {
-  perFileTimeout,
-  runnerConcurrency,
-  shard,
-  watchMode,
-} = parseCommandLine();
-
-let concurrency = runnerConcurrency;
-let inspectPort;
+const options = parseCommandLine();
 
 if (isUsingInspector()) {
   process.emitWarning('Using the inspector with --test forces running at a concurrency of 1. ' +
   'Use the inspectPort option to run with concurrency');
-  concurrency = 1;
-  inspectPort = process.debugPort;
+  options.concurrency = 1;
+  options.inspectPort = process.debugPort;
 }
 
-const options = {
-  concurrency,
-  inspectPort,
-  watch: watchMode,
-  setup: setupTestReporters,
-  timeout: perFileTimeout,
-  shard,
-  globPatterns: ArrayPrototypeSlice(process.argv, 1),
-};
+options.setup = setupTestReporters;
+options.globPatterns = ArrayPrototypeSlice(process.argv, 1);
+
 debug('test runner configuration:', options);
 run(options).on('test:fail', (data) => {
   if (data.todo === undefined || data.todo === false) {
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
index 00922c7b529272..ab41a93fc081f9 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const {
   sourceMaps,
   testNamePatterns,
   testSkipPatterns,
-  testOnlyFlag,
+  only: testOnlyFlag,
   updateSnapshots,
 } = parseCommandLine();
 let kResistStopPropagation;
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js
index aae2a756800a0f..bbd69aa4211415 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js
@@ -197,19 +197,19 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
   const forceExit = getOptionValue('--test-force-exit');
   const sourceMaps = getOptionValue('--enable-source-maps');
   const updateSnapshots = getOptionValue('--test-update-snapshots');
-  const watchMode = getOptionValue('--watch');
+  const watch = getOptionValue('--watch');
   const isChildProcess = process.env.NODE_TEST_CONTEXT === 'child';
   const isChildProcessV8 = process.env.NODE_TEST_CONTEXT === 'child-v8';
+  let concurrency;
   let coverageExcludeGlobs;
   let coverageIncludeGlobs;
   let destinations;
-  let perFileTimeout;
+  let only;
   let reporters;
-  let runnerConcurrency;
+  let shard;
   let testNamePatterns;
   let testSkipPatterns;
-  let testOnlyFlag;
-  let shard;
+  let timeout;
 
   if (isChildProcessV8) {
     kBuiltinReporters.set('v8-serializer', 'internal/test_runner/reporter/v8-serializer');
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
   }
 
   if (isTestRunner) {
-    perFileTimeout = getOptionValue('--test-timeout') || Infinity;
-    runnerConcurrency = getOptionValue('--test-concurrency') || true;
-    testOnlyFlag = false;
+    timeout = getOptionValue('--test-timeout') || Infinity;
+    concurrency = getOptionValue('--test-concurrency') || true;
+    only = false;
     testNamePatterns = null;
 
     const shardOption = getOptionValue('--test-shard');
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
       };
     }
   } else {
-    perFileTimeout = Infinity;
-    runnerConcurrency = 1;
+    timeout = Infinity;
+    concurrency = 1;
     const testNamePatternFlag = getOptionValue('--test-name-pattern');
-    testOnlyFlag = getOptionValue('--test-only');
+    only = getOptionValue('--test-only');
     testNamePatterns = testNamePatternFlag?.length > 0 ?
       ArrayPrototypeMap(
         testNamePatternFlag,
@@ -284,21 +284,21 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
   globalTestOptions = {
     __proto__: null,
     isTestRunner,
+    concurrency,
     coverage,
     coverageExcludeGlobs,
     coverageIncludeGlobs,
+    destinations,
     forceExit,
-    perFileTimeout,
-    runnerConcurrency,
+    only,
+    reporters,
     shard,
     sourceMaps,
-    testOnlyFlag,
     testNamePatterns,
     testSkipPatterns,
+    timeout,
     updateSnapshots,
-    reporters,
-    destinations,
-    watchMode,
+    watch,
   };
 
   return globalTestOptions;