diff --git a/fixtures/_webdevSoundSmoke/web/main.dart b/fixtures/_webdevSoundSmoke/web/main.dart
index a8be53f93..8e3be2873 100644
--- a/fixtures/_webdevSoundSmoke/web/main.dart
+++ b/fixtures/_webdevSoundSmoke/web/main.dart
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ void main() {
     print('Counter is: ${++count}'); // Breakpoint: printCounter
   });
 }
+
+String topLevelMethod() => 'verify this!';
diff --git a/webdev/test/e2e_test.dart b/webdev/test/e2e_test.dart
index fe7100efe..102d3f3ff 100644
--- a/webdev/test/e2e_test.dart
+++ b/webdev/test/e2e_test.dart
@@ -382,15 +382,15 @@ void main() {
                   'valueAsString',
                   'Hello World!!'));
 
-          result =
-              await vmService.evaluate(isolateId, libraryId, 'main.toString()');
+          result = await vmService.evaluate(
+              isolateId, libraryId, 'topLevelMethod()');
 
           expect(
               result,
               const TypeMatcher<InstanceRef>().having(
                   (instance) => instance.valueAsString,
                   'valueAsString',
-                  contains('Closure: () => void')));
+                  equals('verify this!')));
         } finally {
           await vmService?.dispose();
           await exitWebdev(process);
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ void main() {
 
           expect(
               () =>
-                  vmService!.evaluate(isolateId, libraryId, 'main.toString()'),
+                  vmService!.evaluate(isolateId, libraryId, 'topLevelMethod()'),
               throwsRPCError);
         } finally {
           await vmService?.dispose();