diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-send-type-error.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-send-type-error.js
index 65c620dd29b..91136cd0317 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-send-type-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-send-type-error.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 
-function fail(proc, args) {
+function fail(proc, args, code = 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE') {
   assert.throws(() => {
     proc.send.apply(proc, args);
-  }, { code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', name: 'TypeError' });
+  }, { code, name: 'TypeError' });
 }
 
 let target = process;
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ fail(target, ['msg', null, '']);
 fail(target, ['msg', null, 'foo']);
 fail(target, ['msg', null, 0]);
 fail(target, ['msg', null, NaN]);
+fail(target, ['msg', 'meow', undefined], 'ERR_INVALID_HANDLE_TYPE');
 fail(target, ['msg', null, 1]);
 fail(target, ['msg', null, null, common.mustNotCall()]);