diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-better-error-messages-port-hostname.js b/test/parallel/test-net-better-error-messages-port-hostname.js
index 9335f6b07a6625..bdca6c2b3ca00d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-better-error-messages-port-hostname.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-better-error-messages-port-hostname.js
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ var common = require('../common');
 var net = require('net');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
-var c = net.createConnection(common.PORT, 'blah.blah');
+var c = net.createConnection(common.PORT, '...');
 
 c.on('connect', assert.fail);
 
 c.on('error', common.mustCall(function(e) {
   assert.equal(e.code, 'ENOTFOUND');
   assert.equal(e.port, common.PORT);
-  assert.equal(e.hostname, 'blah.blah');
+  assert.equal(e.hostname, '...');
 }));