diff --git a/test/cctest/test_environment.cc b/test/cctest/test_environment.cc
index b0603ce35734f3..88c1c2ab953608 100644
--- a/test/cctest/test_environment.cc
+++ b/test/cctest/test_environment.cc
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ TEST_F(EnvironmentTest, InspectorMultipleEmbeddedEnvironments) {
 
       v8::Local<v8::Value> extracted_value = LoadEnvironment(
           environment,
+          "while (!global.variableFromParent) {}\n"
           "return global.variableFromParent;",
           std::move(data->inspector_parent_handle)).ToLocalChecked();