diff --git a/cli/tests/lint/expected_json.out b/cli/tests/lint/expected_json.out
index 08d2814d918fc..b4ce63395dfca 100644
--- a/cli/tests/lint/expected_json.out
+++ b/cli/tests/lint/expected_json.out
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   "errors": [
     {
       "file_path": "[WILDCARD]malformed.js",
-      "message": "Expected RBrace, got None at [WILDCARD]malformed.js:2:15"
+      "message": "Expected RBrace, got None at [WILDCARD]malformed.js:4:15"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/cli/tests/lint/malformed.js b/cli/tests/lint/malformed.js
index 5fc24136c48eb..5ad4650d6b6d7 100644
--- a/cli/tests/lint/malformed.js
+++ b/cli/tests/lint/malformed.js
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+// deno-fmt-ignore-file
+
 // intentionally malformed file
 export class A {
\ No newline at end of file