diff --git a/test/cli/samples/watch/bundle-error/_config.js b/test/cli/samples/watch/bundle-error/_config.js
index c00b2e0161b..4d5bfefd2f4 100644
--- a/test/cli/samples/watch/bundle-error/_config.js
+++ b/test/cli/samples/watch/bundle-error/_config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { unlinkSync, writeFileSync } = require('node:fs');
 const path = require('node:path');
-const { atomicWriteFileSync } = require('../../../../utils');
+const { writeAndSync } = require('../../../../utils');
 
 let mainFile;
 
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@ module.exports = {
 	},
 	abortOnStderr(data) {
 		if (data.includes('[!] RollupError: Unexpected token')) {
-			setTimeout(() => atomicWriteFileSync(mainFile, 'export default 42;'), 500);
+			console.log('TRIGGER WRITE FILE');
+			setTimeout(() => writeAndSync(mainFile, 'export default 42;'), 500);
 			return false;
-		}
-		if (data.includes('created _actual')) {
+		} else if (data.includes('created _actual')) {
+			console.log('DONE');
 			return true;
+		} else {
+			console.log('NO TRIGGER:', data);
 		}
 	}
 };