diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-json.js b/test/parallel/test-require-json.js
index 608a661b1c8664..c9701ee728fc50 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-json.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-json.js
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ try {
 } catch (err) {
   assert.ok(
     /test[/\\]fixtures[/\\]invalid\.json: Unexpected string/.test(err.message),
-    'require() json error should include path');
+    `require() json error should include path - currently: ${err.message}`
+  );
 }