diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-error-twice.js b/test/parallel/test-net-error-twice.js
index af92ca9320..28e90ddd61 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-error-twice.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-error-twice.js
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 'use strict';
-var common = require('../common');
-var assert = require('assert');
-var net = require('net');
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const net = require('net');
 
-var buf = new Buffer(10 * 1024 * 1024);
+const buf = new Buffer(10 * 1024 * 1024);
 
 buf.fill(0x62);
 
-var errs = [];
+const errs = [];
+var clientSocket;
+var serverSocket;
+
+function ready() {
+  if (clientSocket && serverSocket) {
+    clientSocket.destroy();
+    serverSocket.write(buf);
+  }
+}
 
 var srv = net.createServer(function onConnection(conn) {
-  conn.write(buf);
   conn.on('error', function(err) {
     errs.push(err);
     if (errs.length > 1 && errs[0] === errs[1])
@@ -19,11 +27,14 @@ var srv = net.createServer(function onConnection(conn) {
   conn.on('close', function() {
     srv.unref();
   });
+  serverSocket = conn;
+  ready();
 }).listen(common.PORT, function() {
   var client = net.connect({ port: common.PORT });
 
   client.on('connect', function() {
-    client.destroy();
+    clientSocket = client;
+    ready();
   });
 });