diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/ssr/runtime/__tests__/server-runtime.spec.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/ssr/runtime/__tests__/server-runtime.spec.ts
index ed9d88eba7b1f1..074ed12c63cb37 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/ssr/runtime/__tests__/server-runtime.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/ssr/runtime/__tests__/server-runtime.spec.ts
@@ -234,27 +234,32 @@ describe('module runner initialization', async () => {
   })
 
   it.for([
-    ['/fixtures/cyclic2/test1/index.js', true],
-    ['/fixtures/cyclic2/test2/index.js', true],
-    ['/fixtures/cyclic2/test3/index.js', true],
-    ['/fixtures/cyclic2/test4/index.js', true],
-    ['/fixtures/cyclic2/test5/index.js', false],
-  ] as const)(`cyclic %s`, async ([entry, ok], { runner }) => {
-    if (ok) {
-      const mod = await runner.import(entry)
-      expect({ ...mod }).toEqual({
-        dep1: {
-          ok: true,
-        },
-        dep2: {
-          ok: true,
-        },
-      })
-    } else {
-      await expect(() => runner.import(entry)).rejects.toMatchObject({
-        name: 'ReferenceError',
-      })
-    }
+    '/fixtures/cyclic2/test1/index.js',
+    '/fixtures/cyclic2/test2/index.js',
+    '/fixtures/cyclic2/test3/index.js',
+    '/fixtures/cyclic2/test4/index.js',
+  ] as const)(`cyclic %s`, async (entry, { runner }) => {
+    const mod = await runner.import(entry)
+    expect({ ...mod }).toEqual({
+      dep1: {
+        ok: true,
+      },
+      dep2: {
+        ok: true,
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
+  it(`cyclic invalid`, async ({ runner }) => {
+    // Node also fails but with a different message
+    //   $ node packages/vite/src/node/ssr/runtime/__tests__/fixtures/cyclic2/test5/index.js
+    //   ReferenceError: Cannot access 'dep1' before initialization
+    await expect(() =>
+      runner.import('/fixtures/cyclic2/test5/index.js'),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      name: 'ReferenceError',
+      message: `Cannot access '__vite_ssr_import_1__' before initialization`,
+    })
   })
 })