diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-constructor.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-constructor.js
index ea81f806060cb6..fe94ff066ed815 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-constructor.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-constructor.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ function typeName(value) {
     }, common.expectsError({
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "options" argument must be of type object. Received type ' +
-               typeName(options)
+      message: 'The "options" argument must be of type object. ' +
+               `Received type ${typeName(options)}`
     }));
   });
 }
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ function typeName(value) {
     }, common.expectsError({
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "options.file" property must be of type string. Received ' +
-               'type ' + typeName(file)
+      message: 'The "options.file" property must be of type string. ' +
+               `Received type ${typeName(file)}`
     }));
   });
 }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function typeName(value) {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
       message: 'The "options.envPairs" property must be of type array. ' +
-               'Received type ' + typeName(envPairs)
+               `Received type ${typeName(envPairs)}`
     }));
   });
 }
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ function typeName(value) {
     }, common.expectsError({
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       type: TypeError,
-      message: 'The "options.args" property must be of type array. Received ' +
-               'type ' + typeName(args)
+      message: 'The "options.args" property must be of type array. ' +
+               `Received type ${typeName(args)}`
     }));
   });
 }