diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/fanin/WSManPlugin.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/fanin/WSManPlugin.cs
index 1107219315..be79b6a125 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/fanin/WSManPlugin.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/fanin/WSManPlugin.cs
@@ -473,15 +473,13 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation.Remoting
                 return;
             }
 
-            SetThreadProperties(mgdShellSession.creationRequestDetails);
             // update the internal data store only if this is not receive operation.
             if (!context.isReceiveOperation)
             {
                 DeleteFromActiveShellSessions(context.shellContext);
             }
 
-            string errorMsg = StringUtil.Format(RemotingErrorIdStrings.WSManPluginOperationClose);
-            System.Exception reasonForClose = new System.Exception(errorMsg);
+            System.Exception reasonForClose = new System.Exception(RemotingErrorIdStrings.WSManPluginOperationClose);
             mgdShellSession.CloseOperation(context, reasonForClose);
         }
 
@@ -502,7 +500,7 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation.Remoting
                 //Dbg.Assert(false, "context.shellContext not matched");
                 return;
             }
-            SetThreadProperties(mgdShellSession.creationRequestDetails);
+
             mgdShellSession.CloseCommandOperation(context);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/fanin/WSManPluginShellSession.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/fanin/WSManPluginShellSession.cs
index 3a30e708e8..73792fa7ff 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/fanin/WSManPluginShellSession.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/fanin/WSManPluginShellSession.cs
@@ -698,6 +698,8 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation.Remoting
                 }
             }
 
+            WSManPluginInstance.SetThreadProperties(creationRequestDetails);
+
             bool isRcvOpShuttingDown = (context.isShuttingDown) && (context.isReceiveOperation);
             bool isRcvOp = context.isReceiveOperation;
             bool isShuttingDown = context.isShuttingDown;
@@ -797,6 +799,8 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation.Remoting
                 }
             }
 
+            WSManPluginInstance.SetThreadProperties(creationRequestDetails);
+
             bool isRcvOp = context.isReceiveOperation;
             // only one thread will be here.
             bool isRcvOpShuttingDown = (context.isShuttingDown) &&