diff --git a/test/Kestrel.FunctionalTests/ConnectionLimitTests.cs b/test/Kestrel.FunctionalTests/ConnectionLimitTests.cs
index 0e63b8e88b..49c1e7ab63 100644
--- a/test/Kestrel.FunctionalTests/ConnectionLimitTests.cs
+++ b/test/Kestrel.FunctionalTests/ConnectionLimitTests.cs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.FunctionalTests
                     }
                     catch (Exception ex)
                     {
-                        closedTcs.TrySetException(ex);
+                        openedTcs.TrySetException(ex);
                     }
                 });