diff --git a/test/napi/napi-app/module.js b/test/napi/napi-app/module.js
index 47674e1d06..33e7fbbdd9 100644
--- a/test/napi/napi-app/module.js
+++ b/test/napi/napi-app/module.js
@@ -619,21 +619,12 @@ nativeTests.test_get_value_string = () => {
   }
 };
 
-nativeTests.test_worker_throw_with_finalizer = () => {
-  const { promise, resolve, reject } = Promise.withResolvers();
-  const worker = new Worker(
-    /* js */ `
-    import { createRequire } from "node:module";
-    const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-    const { add_finalizer_to_object } = require("./build/Debug/napitests.node");
-    let object = {};
-    add_finalizer_to_object(object);
-  `,
-    { eval: true },
-  );
-  worker.on("exit", resolve);
-  worker.on("error", reject);
-  return promise;
+// Should be run with
+// BUN_DESTRUCT_VM_ON_EXIT=1 -- makes us tear down the JSC::VM while exiting, so that finalizers run
+// BUN_JSC_useGC=0 -- ensures the object's finalizer will be called at exit not during normal GC
+nativeTests.test_finalizer_called_during_destruction = () => {
+  let object = {};
+  nativeTests.add_finalizer_to_object(object);
 };
 
 module.exports = nativeTests;
diff --git a/test/napi/napi.test.ts b/test/napi/napi.test.ts
index 701e525691..7ef676acf9 100644
--- a/test/napi/napi.test.ts
+++ b/test/napi/napi.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { spawnSync } from "bun";
 import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
-import { bunEnv, bunExe, tempDirWithFiles } from "harness";
+import { bunEnv, bunExe, isBroken, tempDirWithFiles } from "harness";
 import { join } from "path";
 
 describe("napi", () => {
@@ -455,8 +455,9 @@ describe("napi", () => {
   });
 
   describe("napi_add_finalizer", () => {
-    it("does not crash if the finalizer is called during VM shutdown", () => {
-      checkSameOutput("test_worker_throw_with_finalizer", [], {
+    it.todoIf(isBroken)("does not crash if the finalizer is called during VM shutdown", () => {
+      checkSameOutput("test_finalizer_called_during_destruction", [], {
+        BUN_DESTRUCT_VM_ON_EXIT: "1",
         BUN_JSC_useGC: "0",
       });
     });