diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/GrpcEnvironment.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/GrpcEnvironment.cs
index e9e4cb4cbb303395c5f888f8c0bd3cc948331156..58bb1802510d29922cd2968ac40a59bb180a1271 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);
             }
         }