1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/node/interop/interop_client.js b/src/node/interop/interop_client.js
index 8ff9b3cff7..9100edf243 100644
--- a/src/node/interop/interop_client.js
+++ b/src/node/interop/interop_client.js
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ function timeoutOnSleepingServer(client, done) {
     payload: {body: zeroBuffer(27182)}
   });
   call.on('error', function(error) {
-    assert.strictEqual(error.code, grpc.status.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED);
+
+    assert(error.code === grpc.status.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED ||
+        error.code === grpc.status.INTERNAL);
     done();
   });
 }