diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.AcceptanceTests/TestSupport/ServiceControlComponentRunner.cs b/src/ServiceControl.AcceptanceTests/TestSupport/ServiceControlComponentRunner.cs
index 2d13b8fbec..b78c31a0da 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.AcceptanceTests/TestSupport/ServiceControlComponentRunner.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.AcceptanceTests/TestSupport/ServiceControlComponentRunner.cs
@@ -158,15 +158,22 @@ async Task InitializeServiceControlCore(ScenarioContext context)
 
         public override async Task Stop(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
+            // The scenario passes the test's own token here, which has already fired when the test timed out.
+            // Stopping with it aborts the host mid-shutdown, and the exception that produces replaces the
+            // timeout as the reported failure. Shutdown gets its own budget instead.
+            using var shutdown = new CancellationTokenSource(ShutdownTimeout);
+
             using (new DiagnosticTimer($"Test TearDown for {instanceName}"))
             {
-                await host.StopAsync(cancellationToken);
+                await host.StopAsync(shutdown.Token);
                 HttpClient.Dispose();
                 await host.DisposeAsync();
-                await persistenceToUse.Cleanup(cancellationToken);
+                await persistenceToUse.Cleanup(shutdown.Token);
             }
         }
 
+        static readonly TimeSpan ShutdownTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+
         WebApplication host;
         readonly ITransportIntegration transportToUse;
         readonly IAcceptanceTestStorageConfiguration persistenceToUse;
diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.Audit.AcceptanceTests/TestSupport/ServiceControlComponentRunner.cs b/src/ServiceControl.Audit.AcceptanceTests/TestSupport/ServiceControlComponentRunner.cs
index 2d873aaa9e..61ba9459cb 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.Audit.AcceptanceTests/TestSupport/ServiceControlComponentRunner.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.Audit.AcceptanceTests/TestSupport/ServiceControlComponentRunner.cs
@@ -169,14 +169,21 @@ async Task InitializeServiceControlCore(ScenarioContext context)
 
         public override async Task Stop(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
+            // The scenario passes the test's own token here, which has already fired when the test timed out.
+            // Stopping with it aborts the host mid-shutdown, and the exception that produces replaces the
+            // timeout as the reported failure. Shutdown gets its own budget instead.
+            using var shutdown = new CancellationTokenSource(ShutdownTimeout);
+
             using (new DiagnosticTimer($"Test TearDown for {instanceName}"))
             {
-                await host.StopAsync(cancellationToken);
+                await host.StopAsync(shutdown.Token);
                 HttpClient.Dispose();
                 await host.DisposeAsync();
             }
         }
 
+        static readonly TimeSpan ShutdownTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+
         string instanceName = Settings.DEFAULT_INSTANCE_NAME;
         WebApplication host;
         Settings settings;
diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.Monitoring.AcceptanceTests/TestSupport/ServiceControlComponentRunner.cs b/src/ServiceControl.Monitoring.AcceptanceTests/TestSupport/ServiceControlComponentRunner.cs
index 545f2896e5..eaf799522f 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.Monitoring.AcceptanceTests/TestSupport/ServiceControlComponentRunner.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.Monitoring.AcceptanceTests/TestSupport/ServiceControlComponentRunner.cs
@@ -135,14 +135,21 @@ async Task InitializeServiceControl(ScenarioContext context, CancellationToken c
 
         public override async Task Stop(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
+            // The scenario passes the test's own token here, which has already fired when the test timed out.
+            // Stopping with it aborts the host mid-shutdown, and the exception that produces replaces the
+            // timeout as the reported failure. Shutdown gets its own budget instead.
+            using var shutdown = new CancellationTokenSource(ShutdownTimeout);
+
             using (new DiagnosticTimer($"Test TearDown for {settings.InstanceName}"))
             {
-                await host.StopAsync(cancellationToken);
+                await host.StopAsync(shutdown.Token);
                 HttpClient.Dispose();
                 await host.DisposeAsync();
             }
         }
 
+        static readonly TimeSpan ShutdownTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+
         WebApplication host;
         Settings settings;
     }