diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/GrpcEnvironment.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/GrpcEnvironment.cs
index e9e4cb4cbb3..58bb1802510 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/GrpcEnvironment.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/GrpcEnvironment.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core
 
             if (instanceToShutdown != null)
             {
-                await instanceToShutdown.ShutdownAsync();
+                await instanceToShutdown.ShutdownAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
         }