diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-send-handle-twice.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-send-handle-twice.js
index 0d725733faa955..fc0d4a03085aec 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-send-handle-twice.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-send-handle-twice.js
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
   for (let i = 0; i < workers.toStart; ++i) {
     const worker = cluster.fork();
     worker.on('exit', common.mustCall(function(code, signal) {
-      assert.strictEqual(code, 0, 'Worker exited with an error code');
-      assert.strictEqual(signal, null, 'Worker exited by a signal');
+      assert.strictEqual(code, 0, `Worker exited with an error code: ${code}`);
+      assert.strictEqual(signal, null, `Worker exited by a signal: ${signal}`);
     }));
   }
 } else {