nodejs
diff --git a/‎test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isdead.js‎
Lines changed: 12 additions & 7 deletions b/‎test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-isdead.js‎
Lines changed: 12 additions & 7 deletions
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 
 if (cluster.isMaster) {
   const worker = cluster.fork();
-  assert.ok(
-    !worker.isDead(),
-    'isDead() should return false right after the worker has been created.');
+  let workerDead = worker.isDead();
+  assert.ok(!workerDead,
+            `isDead() returned ${workerDead}. isDead() should return ` +
+            'false right after the worker has been created.');
 
   worker.on('exit', function() {
-    assert.ok(worker.isDead(),
-              'After an event has been emitted, isDead should return true');
+    workerDead = worker.isDead();
+    assert.ok(workerDead,
+              `isDead() returned ${workerDead}. After an event has been ` +
+              'emitted, isDead should return true');
   });
 
   worker.on('message', function(msg) {
@@ -21,7 +24,9 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
   });
 
 } else if (cluster.isWorker) {
-  assert.ok(!cluster.worker.isDead(),
-            'isDead() should return false when called from within a worker');
+  const workerDead = cluster.worker.isDead();
+  assert.ok(!workerDead,
+            `isDead() returned ${workerDead}. isDead() should return ` +
+            'false when called from within a worker');
   process.send('readyToDie');
 }