diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-safe-exit.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-safe-exit.js
index f6c46d3d757..3a111107869 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-domain-safe-exit.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-safe-exit.js
@@ -20,18 +20,21 @@
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 // Make sure the domain stack doesn't get clobbered by un-matched .exit()
 
-require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const domain = require('domain');
+const util = require('util');
 
 const a = domain.create();
 const b = domain.create();
 
 a.enter(); // push
 b.enter(); // push
-assert.deepStrictEqual(domain._stack, [a, b], 'b not pushed');
+assert.deepStrictEqual(domain._stack, [a, b], 'Unexpected stack shape ' +
+                       `(domain._stack = ${util.inspect(domain._stack)})`);
 
 domain.create().exit(); // no-op
-assert.deepStrictEqual(domain._stack, [a, b], 'stack mangled!');
+assert.deepStrictEqual(domain._stack, [a, b], 'Unexpected stack shape ' +
+                       `(domain._stack = ${util.inspect(domain._stack)})`);