diff --git a/test/sequential/test-debugger-watchers.mjs b/test/sequential/test-debugger-watchers.mjs
index a6bc4c83aca773..2c4fd11545f2f5 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-debugger-watchers.mjs
+++ b/test/sequential/test-debugger-watchers.mjs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import startCLI from '../common/debugger.js';
 
 import assert from 'assert';
 
+const script = path('debugger', 'break.js');
+const cli = startCLI([script]);
+
 function onFatal(error) {
   cli.quit();
   throw error;
@@ -13,9 +16,6 @@ function onFatal(error) {
 
 // Stepping through breakpoints.
 try {
-  const script = path('debugger', 'break.js');
-  const cli = startCLI([script]);
-
   await cli.waitForInitialBreak();
   await cli.waitForPrompt();
   await cli.command('watch("x")');
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ try {
   );
 
   await cli.quit();
-} catch(error) {
-  onFatal(error)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+} catch (error) {
+  onFatal(error);
+}