diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-connect-handle-econnrefused.js b/test/parallel/test-net-connect-handle-econnrefused.js
index 569aded7bf5def..3c7310b4752d72 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-connect-handle-econnrefused.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-connect-handle-econnrefused.js
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const server = net.createServer();
 server.listen(0);
 const port = server.address().port;
-const c = net.createConnection(port);
-
-c.on('connect', common.mustNotCall());
-
-c.on('error', common.mustCall((e) => {
-  assert.strictEqual('ECONNREFUSED', e.code);
+server.close(common.mustCall(() => {
+  const c = net.createConnection(port);
+  c.on('connect', common.mustNotCall());
+  c.on('error', common.mustCall((e) => {
+    assert.strictEqual('ECONNREFUSED', e.code);
+  }));
 }));
-server.close();