diff --git a/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessUnitTestSession.cs b/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessUnitTestSession.cs
index 382cbbdee5..a3059c6d3e 100644
--- a/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessUnitTestSession.cs
+++ b/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessUnitTestSession.cs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public sealed class HeadlessUnitTestSession : IDisposable
             }
 
 
-            s_session = appBuilderEntryPointType is not null ? StartNew(appBuilderEntryPointType).Result : StartNew(typeof(Application)).Result;
+            s_session = appBuilderEntryPointType is not null ? StartNew(appBuilderEntryPointType) : StartNew(typeof(Application));
 
             return s_session;
         }