diff --git a/lib/internal/per_context/domexception.js b/lib/internal/per_context/domexception.js
index 46c9b92ef15ceb..01893dc3d81e79 100644
--- a/lib/internal/per_context/domexception.js
+++ b/lib/internal/per_context/domexception.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class DOMException {
   constructor(message = '', options = 'Error') {
     ErrorCaptureStackTrace(this);
 
-    if (options && typeof options === 'string') {
+    if (options && typeof options === 'object') {
       const { name, cause } = options;
       internalsMap.set(this, {
         message: `${message}`,