diff --git a/test/vite-node/src/deps.ts b/test/vite-node/src/deps.ts
index c81840a1d46e..7dfabf9fcd25 100644
--- a/test/vite-node/src/deps.ts
+++ b/test/vite-node/src/deps.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import './deps.css'
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-console.log('deps')
+console.log('[deps.ts] imported')
 
 export {}
 
diff --git a/test/vite-node/test/hmr.test.ts b/test/vite-node/test/hmr.test.ts
index f24d8a7d7865..45296fbf3a76 100644
--- a/test/vite-node/test/hmr.test.ts
+++ b/test/vite-node/test/hmr.test.ts
@@ -28,3 +28,8 @@ test('can handle top-level throw in self-accepting module', async () => {
   await viteNode.waitForStderr('some error')
   await viteNode.waitForStderr(`[hmr] Failed to reload ${scriptFile}. This could be due to syntax errors or importing non-existent modules. (see errors above)`)
 })
+
+test('basic', async () => {
+  const { viteNode } = await runViteNodeCli('--watch', resolve(__dirname, '../src/testMod.ts'))
+  await viteNode.waitForStdout('[deps.ts] imported')
+})