diff --git a/test/parallel/test-gc-http-client.js b/test/parallel/test-gc-http-client.js
index d31874fa1666c7..5248a1504dfd37 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-gc-http-client.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-gc-http-client.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function serverHandler(req, res) {
 }
 
 const http = require('http');
-const todo = 500;
+const todo = 300;
 let done = 0;
 let count = 0;
 let countGC = 0;
@@ -18,36 +18,32 @@ let countGC = 0;
 console.log(`We should do ${todo} requests`);
 
 const server = http.createServer(serverHandler);
-server.listen(0, getall);
-
+server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
+  for (let i = 0; i < 15; i++)
+    getall();
+}));
 
 function getall() {
-  if (count >= todo)
+  if (count === todo)
     return;
 
-  (function() {
-    function cb(res) {
-      res.resume();
-      console.error('in cb');
-      done += 1;
-      res.on('end', global.gc);
-    }
-
-    const req = http.get({
-      hostname: 'localhost',
-      pathname: '/',
-      port: server.address().port
-    }, cb);
+  const req = http.get({
+    hostname: 'localhost',
+    pathname: '/',
+    port: server.address().port
+  }, cb);
 
-    count++;
-    common.onGC(req, { ongc });
-  })();
+  count++;
+  common.onGC(req, { ongc });
 
   setImmediate(getall);
 }
 
-for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++)
-  getall();
+function cb(res) {
+  res.resume();
+  done += 1;
+  res.on('end', global.gc);
+}
 
 function ongc() {
   countGC++;