diff --git a/test/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ResourceMonitoring.Tests/ResourceMonitoringServiceTests.cs b/test/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ResourceMonitoring.Tests/ResourceMonitoringServiceTests.cs
index fdfdf41da2d..6de754a2366 100644
--- a/test/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ResourceMonitoring.Tests/ResourceMonitoringServiceTests.cs
+++ b/test/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ResourceMonitoring.Tests/ResourceMonitoringServiceTests.cs
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public async Task RunTrackerAsync_IfProviderThrows_LogsError()
             }),
             new List<IResourceUtilizationPublisher>
             {
-                new GenericPublisher((_) => e.Set())
+                new GenericPublisher((_) => ResilientSetEvent(e))
             },
             clock);
 
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ public async Task ResourceUtilizationTracker_InitializedProperly_InvokesPublishe
                 new GenericPublisher(_ =>
                 {
                     publisherCalled = true;
-                    autoResetEvent.Set();
+                    ResilientSetEvent(autoResetEvent);
                 })
             },
             clock);
@@ -415,10 +415,7 @@ public async Task ResourceUtilizationTracker_WhenInitializedWithZeroSnapshots_Re
             Create(options),
             new List<IResourceUtilizationPublisher>
             {
-                new GenericPublisher(_ =>
-                {
-                    autoResetEvent.Set();
-                }),
+                new GenericPublisher(_ => ResilientSetEvent(autoResetEvent))
             },
             clock);
 
@@ -527,10 +524,7 @@ public async Task ResourceUtilizationTracker_WhenInitializedWithProperSnapshots_
             Create(options),
             new List<IResourceUtilizationPublisher>
             {
-                new GenericPublisher(_ =>
-                {
-                    autoResetEvent.Set();
-                }),
+                new GenericPublisher(_ => ResilientSetEvent(autoResetEvent))
             },
             clock);
 
@@ -711,4 +705,32 @@ public async Task Disposing_Service_Twice_Does_Not_Throw()
         var type = typ.GetField(name, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
         return (T?)type?.GetValue(tracker);
     }
+
+    private static void ResilientSetEvent(AutoResetEvent e)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            e.Set();
+        }
+#pragma warning disable CA1031
+        catch
+#pragma warning restore CA1031
+        {
+            // can happen since test termination is racy and the event might have already been disposed
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void ResilientSetEvent(ManualResetEventSlim e)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            e.Set();
+        }
+#pragma warning disable CA1031
+        catch
+#pragma warning restore CA1031
+        {
+            // can happen since test termination is racy and the event might have already been disposed
+        }
+    }
 }