diff --git a/test/parallel/test-debugger-break.js b/test/parallel/test-debugger-break.js
index 8e3a290321a2e7..b193a90e65e575 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-debugger-break.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-debugger-break.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ const cli = startCLI(['--port=0', script]);
     'marks the debugger line');
 
   await cli.command('sb("break.js", 6)');
+  await cli.waitFor(/> 6.*[.\s\S]*debug>/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(cli.output, /Could not resolve breakpoint/);
 
   await cli.command('sb("otherFunction()")');