diff --git a/src/inspector_agent.cc b/src/inspector_agent.cc
index 55ee1810752494..38727cdce5e919 100644
--- a/src/inspector_agent.cc
+++ b/src/inspector_agent.cc
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ class V8NodeInspector : public blink::V8Inspector {
       return;
     terminated_ = false;
     running_nested_loop_ = true;
+    agent_->DispatchMessages();
     do {
       {
         Mutex::ScopedLock scoped_lock(agent_->pause_lock_);