diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-env-extra-ca-file-load.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-env-extra-ca-file-load.js
index 2c6119f0a53d32..75d7c17c1f1ee3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-env-extra-ca-file-load.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-env-extra-ca-file-load.js
@@ -16,14 +16,7 @@ const { fork } = require('child_process');
 
 // This test ensures that extra certificates are loaded at startup.
 if (process.argv[2] !== 'child') {
-  if (process.env.CHILD_USE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS === 'yes') {
-    assert.strictEqual(binding.isExtraRootCertsFileLoaded(), true);
-  } else if (process.env.CHILD_USE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS === 'no') {
-    assert.strictEqual(binding.isExtraRootCertsFileLoaded(), false);
-    tls.createServer({});
-    assert.strictEqual(binding.isExtraRootCertsFileLoaded(), false);
-  }
-} else {
+  // Parent
   const NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS = fixtures.path('keys', 'ca1-cert.pem');
   const extendsEnv = (obj) => ({ ...process.env, ...obj });
 
@@ -37,4 +30,12 @@ if (process.argv[2] !== 'child') {
       assert.strictEqual(status, 0);
     }));
   });
+} else if (process.env.CHILD_USE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS === 'yes') {
+  // Child with extra certificates loaded at startup.
+  assert.strictEqual(binding.isExtraRootCertsFileLoaded(), true);
+} else {
+  // Child without extra certificates.
+  assert.strictEqual(binding.isExtraRootCertsFileLoaded(), false);
+  tls.createServer({});
+  assert.strictEqual(binding.isExtraRootCertsFileLoaded(), false);
 }