diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-reverse-search.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-reverse-search.js
index a7c736300188de..baafdc9d8fbd33 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-reverse-search.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-reverse-search.js
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ const tests = [
       '\x1B[1G', '\x1B[0J',
       `${prompt}ab = "aaaa"`, '\x1B[14G',
       '\x1B[1G', '\x1B[0J',
-      `${prompt}repl.repl.historyIndex`, '\x1B[25G', '\n// -1',
-      '\x1B[19C\x1B[1A',
+      `${prompt}repl.repl.historyIndex`, '\x1B[25G', '\n// 8',
+      '\x1B[20C\x1B[1A',
       '\x1B[1B', '\x1B[2K', '\x1B[1A',
       '\nfwd-i-search: _', '\x1B[1A', '\x1B[25G',
       '\x1B[3G', '\x1B[0J',