diff --git a/test/parallel/test-vm-script-throw-in-tostring.js b/test/parallel/test-vm-script-throw-in-tostring.js
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+'use strict';
+
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+const vm = require('vm');
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  new vm.Script({
+    toString() {
+      throw new Error();
+    }
+  });
+}, Error);