diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-connect.js
index 5e73196bc1f8a2..304b55f1d6de3a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-connect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-connect.js
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ const common = require('../common');
 if (!common.hasCrypto)
   common.skip('missing crypto');
 
-const tls = require('tls');
+const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
+const tls = require('tls');
 
 // https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/1218
 // uncatchable exception on TLS connection error
@@ -38,7 +39,10 @@ const path = require('path');
   const options = {cert: cert, key: key, port: common.PORT};
   const conn = tls.connect(options, common.mustNotCall());
 
-  conn.on('error', common.mustCall());
+  conn.on(
+    'error',
+    common.mustCall((e) => { assert.strictEqual(e.code, 'ECONNREFUSED'); })
+  );
 }
 
 // SSL_accept/SSL_connect error handling
@@ -53,5 +57,8 @@ const path = require('path');
     ciphers: 'rick-128-roll'
   }, common.mustNotCall());
 
-  conn.on('error', common.mustCall());
+  conn.on(
+    'error',
+    common.mustCall((e) => { assert.strictEqual(e.code, 'ECONNREFUSED'); })
+  );
 }