diff --git a/test/es-module/test-esm-tla-unfinished.mjs b/test/es-module/test-esm-tla-unfinished.mjs
index 8061d6149cd08f..6660a13a6b5a8d 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-esm-tla-unfinished.mjs
+++ b/test/es-module/test-esm-tla-unfinished.mjs
@@ -72,31 +72,24 @@ describe('ESM: unsettled and rejected promises', { concurrency: !process.env.TES
   });
 
   it('should exit for an unsettled TLA promise with warning', async () => {
-    const { code, stderr } = await spawnPromisified(execPath, [
+    const { code, stderr, stdout } = await spawnPromisified(execPath, [
       fixtures.path('es-modules/tla/unresolved.mjs'),
     ]);
 
-    assert.match(stderr, /Warning: Detected unsettled top-level await at.+unresolved\.mjs:5/);
+    assert.match(stderr, /Warning: Detected unsettled top-level await at.+unresolved\.mjs:1/);
     assert.match(stderr, /await new Promise/);
-    assert.strictEqual(code, 13);
-  });
-
-  it('the process exit event should provide the correct code for an unsettled TLA promise', async () => {
-    const { code, stdout } = await spawnPromisified(execPath, [
-      fixtures.path('es-modules/tla/unresolved.mjs'),
-    ]);
-
-    assert.strictEqual(stdout, 'the exit listener received code: 13\n');
+    assert.strictEqual(stdout, '');
     assert.strictEqual(code, 13);
   });
 
   it('should exit for an unsettled TLA promise without warning', async () => {
-    const { code, stderr } = await spawnPromisified(execPath, [
+    const { code, stderr, stdout } = await spawnPromisified(execPath, [
       '--no-warnings',
       fixtures.path('es-modules/tla/unresolved.mjs'),
     ]);
 
     assert.strictEqual(stderr, '');
+    assert.strictEqual(stdout, '');
     assert.strictEqual(code, 13);
   });
 
@@ -112,22 +105,13 @@ describe('ESM: unsettled and rejected promises', { concurrency: !process.env.TES
   });
 
   it('should exit for an unsettled TLA promise and respect explicit exit code via stdin', async () => {
-    const { code, stderr } = await spawnPromisified(execPath, [
+    const { code, stderr, stdout } = await spawnPromisified(execPath, [
       '--no-warnings',
       fixtures.path('es-modules/tla/unresolved-withexitcode.mjs'),
     ]);
 
     assert.strictEqual(stderr, '');
-    assert.strictEqual(code, 42);
-  });
-
-  it('should exit for an unsettled TLA promise and respect explicit exit code in process exit event', async () => {
-    const { code, stdout } = await spawnPromisified(execPath, [
-      '--no-warnings',
-      fixtures.path('es-modules/tla/unresolved-withexitcode.mjs'),
-    ]);
-
-    assert.strictEqual(stdout, 'the exit listener received code: 42\n');
+    assert.strictEqual(stdout, '');
     assert.strictEqual(code, 42);
   });
 
@@ -174,4 +158,25 @@ describe('ESM: unsettled and rejected promises', { concurrency: !process.env.TES
     assert.strictEqual(stdout, '');
     assert.strictEqual(code, 13);
   });
+
+  describe('with exit listener', () => {
+    it('the process exit event should provide the correct code', async () => {
+      const { code, stdout } = await spawnPromisified(execPath, [
+        fixtures.path('es-modules/tla/unresolved-with-listener.mjs'),
+      ]);
+
+      assert.strictEqual(stdout, 'the exit listener received code: 13\n');
+      assert.strictEqual(code, 13);
+    });
+
+    it('should exit for an unsettled TLA promise and respect explicit exit code in process exit event', async () => {
+      const { code, stdout } = await spawnPromisified(execPath, [
+        '--no-warnings',
+        fixtures.path('es-modules/tla/unresolved-withexitcode-and-listener.mjs'),
+      ]);
+
+      assert.strictEqual(stdout, 'the exit listener received code: 42\n');
+      assert.strictEqual(code, 42);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved-with-listener.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved-with-listener.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..37566bd5688fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved-with-listener.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+process.on('exit', (exitCode) => {
+    console.log(`the exit listener received code: ${exitCode}`);
+})
+
+await new Promise(() => {});
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved-withexitcode-and-listener.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved-withexitcode-and-listener.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0316dae1cd9a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved-withexitcode-and-listener.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+process.on('exit', (exitCode) => {
+    console.log(`the exit listener received code: ${exitCode}`);
+});
+
+process.exitCode = 42;
+
+await new Promise(() => {});
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved-withexitcode.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved-withexitcode.mjs
index 0316dae1cd9a3c..1cb982311080b8 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved-withexitcode.mjs
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved-withexitcode.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,2 @@
-process.on('exit', (exitCode) => {
-    console.log(`the exit listener received code: ${exitCode}`);
-});
-
 process.exitCode = 42;
-
 await new Promise(() => {});
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved.mjs
index 37566bd5688fb5..231a8cd634825c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved.mjs
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/tla/unresolved.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-process.on('exit', (exitCode) => {
-    console.log(`the exit listener received code: ${exitCode}`);
-})
-
 await new Promise(() => {});