diff --git a/tests/corpus/evolving-let-socket-optional-reads.cjs b/tests/corpus/evolving-let-socket-optional-reads.cjs
index 959191850..ad4170ea8 100644
--- a/tests/corpus/evolving-let-socket-optional-reads.cjs
+++ b/tests/corpus/evolving-let-socket-optional-reads.cjs
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 // its first write: undefined short-circuits, the socket answers.
 const net = require('net');
 let c;
-const server = net.createServer((s) => s.end());
+// The server ends its side after the client's, and the server closes once
+// the client socket has closed, so neither side sees a reset.
+const server = net.createServer((s) => {
+  s.resume();
+  s.on('end', () => s.end());
+});
 function report(label) {
   console.log(label, c?.remoteAddress, c?.address()?.family, c?.remotePort > 0);
 }
@@ -14,7 +19,8 @@ server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', () => {
   c = net.connect(server.address().port, '127.0.0.1', () => {
     report('after');
     console.log('inside', c?.remoteAddress, c?.address()?.family);
+    c.resume();
+    c.on('close', () => server.close());
     c.end();
-    server.close();
   });
 });