How do you resolve DbContext threading issues (InvalidOperationException)?
Updated Apr 28, 2026
Short answer
DbContext is not thread-safe. Concurrent operations on a single context instance throw an InvalidOperationException.
Deep explanation
This commonly occurs when firing asynchronous tasks without awaiting them, or sharing a scoped DbContext across multiple background threads. The resolution is to ensure strict await usage for all EF operations, and to spawn new Dependency Injection scopes to create distinct DbContext instances for parallel processing.
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