diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-alert-handling.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-alert-handling.js
index 79d2006d6bd261..63b845122fc1f0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-alert-handling.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-alert-handling.js
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ server.listen(0, common.mustCall(function() {
   sendClient();
 }));
 
+server.on('tlsClientError', common.mustNotCall());
+
+server.on('error', common.mustNotCall());
 
 function sendClient() {
   const client = tls.connect(server.address().port, {
@@ -78,8 +81,10 @@ function sendBADTLSRecord() {
     socket: socket,
     rejectUnauthorized: false
   }, common.mustCall(function() {
-    socket.write(BAD_RECORD);
-    socket.end();
+    client.write('x');
+    client.on('data', (data) => {
+      socket.end(BAD_RECORD);
+    });
   }));
   client.on('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
     assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'ERR_SSL_TLSV1_ALERT_PROTOCOL_VERSION');