diff --git a/test/config-require/fixtures/with-arguments/test.js b/test/config-require/fixtures/with-arguments/test.js
index 3004851c2..8c1e1b43f 100644
--- a/test/config-require/fixtures/with-arguments/test.js
+++ b/test/config-require/fixtures/with-arguments/test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ test('receives arguments from config', t => {
 	t.deepEqual(cjs.receivedArgs, ['goodbye']);
 });
 
-test('ok to load for side-effects', async t => {
+test('side-effects are execute when tests loaded, before test code', async t => {
 	const now = Date.now();
 	const sideEffect = await import('./side-effect.js');
 	t.true(sideEffect.default < now);