diff --git a/test/parallel/test-https-agent.js b/test/parallel/test-https-agent.js
index 2ad3bd8d01a850..221ed2bbd2fe49 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-https-agent.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-https-agent.js
@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
 'use strict';
-var common = require('../common');
-var assert = require('assert');
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
 
 if (!common.hasCrypto) {
   common.skip('missing crypto');
   return;
 }
-var https = require('https');
+const https = require('https');
 
-var fs = require('fs');
+const fs = require('fs');
 
-var options = {
+const options = {
   key: fs.readFileSync(common.fixturesDir + '/keys/agent1-key.pem'),
   cert: fs.readFileSync(common.fixturesDir + '/keys/agent1-cert.pem')
 };
 
 
-var server = https.Server(options, function(req, res) {
+const server = https.Server(options, function(req, res) {
   res.writeHead(200);
   res.end('hello world\n');
 });
 
 
 var responses = 0;
-var N = 4;
-var M = 4;
+const N = 4;
+const M = 4;
+
 
 server.listen(0, function() {
   for (var i = 0; i < N; i++) {
@@ -36,11 +37,10 @@ server.listen(0, function() {
           rejectUnauthorized: false
         }, function(res) {
           res.resume();
-          console.log(res.statusCode);
-          if (++responses == N * M) server.close();
+          assert.strictEqual(res.statusCode, 200);
+          if (++responses === N * M) server.close();
         }).on('error', function(e) {
-          console.log(e.message);
-          process.exit(1);
+          throw e;
         });
       }
     }, i);
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ server.listen(0, function() {
 
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
-  assert.equal(N * M, responses);
+  assert.strictEqual(N * M, responses);
 });