diff --git a/test/fixtures/baz.js b/test/fixtures/baz.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3187340bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/baz.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = 'perhaps I work';
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-require.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-require.js
index c964951c2c..2638b9643c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-require.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-require.js
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ server.listen(options, function() {
   const conn = net.connect(options);
   conn.setEncoding('utf8');
   conn.on('data', (data) => answer += data);
-  conn.write('require("baz")\n.exit\n');
+  conn.write('require("baz")\nrequire("./baz")\n.exit\n');
 });
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
   assert.strictEqual(false, /Cannot find module/.test(answer));
   assert.strictEqual(false, /Error/.test(answer));
-  assert.strictEqual(true, /eye catcher/.test(answer));
+  assert.strictEqual(answer, '\'eye catcher\'\n\'perhaps I work\'\n');
 });