1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tests/src/GC/API/GCHandleCollector/Usage.cs b/tests/src/GC/API/GCHandleCollector/Usage.cs
index b78271b243..f346966a6b 100644
--- a/tests/src/GC/API/GCHandleCollector/Usage.cs
+++ b/tests/src/GC/API/GCHandleCollector/Usage.cs
@@ -146,9 +146,16 @@ public class Usage
             // ensure threshold is increasing
             if (!CheckPercentageIncrease(handleCount, prevHandleCount))
             {
-                // see github#4093 for the rationale for fail-fast in this test.
-                Environment.FailFast(string.Empty);
-                return false;
+                Console.WriteLine("Percentage not increasing, performing Collect/WFPF/Collect cycle");
+                GC.Collect();
+                GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
+                GC.Collect();
+
+                if (handleCount == HandleCollectorTest.Count)
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine("No handles finalized in Collect/WFPF/Collect cycle");
+                    return false;
+                }
             }
             prevHandleCount = handleCount;
         }