diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/AppDomainUnloadTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/AppDomainUnloadTest.cs
index d7ebdb4201e7303e00fb829d5dc53cc716fed5ec..7858e77b2788c8cf528a06a24076f2c389ca0a76 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/AppDomainUnloadTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/AppDomainUnloadTest.cs
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
             public AppDomainTestClass()
             {
                 var helper = new MockServiceHelper(Host);
-                var server = helper.GetServer();
-                server.Start();
-                var channel = helper.GetChannel();
-
                 var readyToShutdown = new TaskCompletionSource<object>();
                 helper.DuplexStreamingHandler = new DuplexStreamingServerMethod<string, string>(async (requestStream, responseStream, context) =>
                 {
@@ -83,6 +79,10 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
                     await requestStream.ToListAsync();
                 });
 
+                var server = helper.GetServer();
+                server.Start();
+                var channel = helper.GetChannel();
+
                 var call = Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(helper.CreateDuplexStreamingCall());
                 readyToShutdown.Task.Wait();  // make sure handler is running
             }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/UserAgentStringTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/UserAgentStringTest.cs
index cc830086a67d3b7f4444262fe03bf0dbbc1154a0..74b4997f69e784af623cd1d98ef3ff58b1fb7d49 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/UserAgentStringTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/UserAgentStringTest.cs
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
         public void DefaultUserAgentString()
         {
             helper = new MockServiceHelper(Host);
-            server = helper.GetServer();
-            server.Start();
-            channel = helper.GetChannel();
-
             helper.UnaryHandler = new UnaryServerMethod<string, string>((request, context) =>
             {
                 var userAgentString = context.RequestHeaders.First(m => (m.Key == "user-agent")).Value;
@@ -75,6 +71,11 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
                 Assert.IsTrue(parts[1].StartsWith("grpc-c/"));
                 return Task.FromResult("PASS");
             });
+
+            server = helper.GetServer();
+            server.Start();
+            channel = helper.GetChannel();
+
             Assert.AreEqual("PASS", Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(helper.CreateUnaryCall(), ""));
         }
 
@@ -83,11 +84,6 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
         {
             helper = new MockServiceHelper(Host,
                 channelOptions: new[] { new ChannelOption(ChannelOptions.PrimaryUserAgentString, "XYZ") });
-            server = helper.GetServer();
-            server.Start();
-            channel = helper.GetChannel();
-            
-            channel = helper.GetChannel();
             helper.UnaryHandler = new UnaryServerMethod<string, string>((request, context) =>
             {
                 var userAgentString = context.RequestHeaders.First(m => (m.Key == "user-agent")).Value;
@@ -95,6 +91,11 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
                 Assert.AreEqual("XYZ", parts[0]);
                 return Task.FromResult("PASS");
             });
+
+            server = helper.GetServer();
+            server.Start();
+            channel = helper.GetChannel();
+
             Assert.AreEqual("PASS", Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(helper.CreateUnaryCall(), ""));
         }
     }