diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-request-invalid-method-error.js b/test/parallel/test-http-request-invalid-method-error.js
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+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const http = require('http');
+
+assert.throws(
+  () => { http.request({method: '\0'}); },
+  (error) => {
+    return (error instanceof TypeError) &&
+      /Method must be a valid HTTP token/.test(error);
+  }
+);