diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs
index 20e32310f4..e2c6feedfa 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ internal Task ValidateAndReconnect(Action beforeDisconnect, int timeout)
                                             {
                                             }
                                             // use Task.Factory.StartNew with state overload instead of Task.Run to avoid anonymous closure context capture in method scope and avoid the unneeded allocation
-                                            runningReconnect = Task.Factory.StartNew(state => ReconnectAsync((int)state), timeout, CancellationToken.None, TaskCreationOptions.DenyChildAttach, TaskScheduler.Default);
+                                            runningReconnect = Task.Factory.StartNew(state => ReconnectAsync((int)state), timeout, CancellationToken.None, TaskCreationOptions.DenyChildAttach, TaskScheduler.Default).Unwrap();
                                             // if current reconnect is not null, somebody already started reconnection task - some kind of race condition
                                             Debug.Assert(_currentReconnectionTask == null, "Duplicate reconnection tasks detected");
                                             _currentReconnectionTask = runningReconnect;
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ internal Task ValidateAndReconnect(Action beforeDisconnect, int timeout)
                                 OnError(SQL.CR_UnrecoverableServer(ClientConnectionId), true, null);
                             }
                         } // ValidateSNIConnection
-                    } // sessionRecoverySupported                  
+                    } // sessionRecoverySupported
                 } // connectRetryCount>0
             }
             else