diff --git a/test/parallel/test-async-wrap-uncaughtexception.js b/test/parallel/test-async-wrap-uncaughtexception.js
index 9427e2fb787a9b..a1398decf845eb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-async-wrap-uncaughtexception.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-async-wrap-uncaughtexception.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ hooks = async_hooks.createHook({
 }).enable();
 
 
-process.on('uncaughtException', common.mustCall(() => {
+process.once('uncaughtException', common.mustCall(() => {
   assert.strictEqual(call_id, async_hooks.executionAsyncId());
   call_log[2]++;
 }));