diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index 828a443ec9290a..e5ea6e049ce51c 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ function parseCode(code, offset) {
   }
   let node;
   let start = 0;
+  const regExp = code.match(/^.*try.*?{/);
+  if (regExp != null)
+    start = regExp.index + regExp[0].length;
   // Parse the read code until the correct expression is found.
   do {
     try {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-assert.js b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
index 3db63a816a5294..952766c0fc0d25 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-assert.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
@@ -716,6 +716,29 @@ a.throws(
   /* eslint-enable no-restricted-properties */
 }
 
+common.expectsError(() => {
+  /* eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-catch, brace-style */
+  try { assert.ok(0);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw err;
+  }
+}, {
+  type: assert.AssertionError,
+  generatedMessage: true,
+  message: 'The expression evaluated to a falsy value:\n\n  ' +
+           'assert.ok(0)\n'
+});
+
+common.expectsError(
+  () => assert.ok(0),
+  {
+    type: assert.AssertionError,
+    generatedMessage: true,
+    message: 'The expression evaluated to a falsy value:\n\n  ' +
+             'assert.ok(0)\n'
+  }
+);
+
 common.expectsError(
   () => assert.ok(null),
   {