diff --git a/lib/internal/debugger/inspect_client.js b/lib/internal/debugger/inspect_client.js
index 419b984cc9f473..5c72304ba285c3 100644
--- a/lib/internal/debugger/inspect_client.js
+++ b/lib/internal/debugger/inspect_client.js
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ const kMaskingKeyWidthInBytes = 4;
 // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-1.3
 const WEBSOCKET_HANDSHAKE_GUID = '258EAFA5-E914-47DA-95CA-C5AB0DC85B11';
 
-function unpackError({ code, message, data }) {
-  const err = new ERR_DEBUGGER_ERROR(`${message} - ${data}`);
+function unpackError({ code, message }) {
+  const err = new ERR_DEBUGGER_ERROR(`${message}`);
   err.code = code;
   ErrorCaptureStackTrace(err, unpackError);
   return err;
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-debugger-breakpoint-exists.js b/test/sequential/test-debugger-breakpoint-exists.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7be0ba657fa981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sequential/test-debugger-breakpoint-exists.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+
+common.skipIfInspectorDisabled();
+
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
+const startCLI = require('../common/debugger');
+
+// Test for "Breakpoint at specified location already exists" error.
+{
+  const script = fixtures.path('debugger', 'three-lines.js');
+  const cli = startCLI([script]);
+
+  function onFatal(error) {
+    cli.quit();
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+  cli.waitForInitialBreak()
+    .then(() => cli.waitForPrompt())
+    .then(() => cli.command('setBreakpoint(1)'))
+    .then(() => cli.command('setBreakpoint(1)'))
+    .then(() => cli.waitFor(/Breakpoint at specified location already exists/))
+    .then(() => cli.quit())
+    .then(null, onFatal);
+}