diff --git a/solr/solrj/src/test/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/impl/LBHttp2SolrClientIntegrationTest.java b/solr/solrj/src/test/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/impl/LBHttp2SolrClientIntegrationTest.java
index 3f24984f90e..84a0283ee79 100644
--- a/solr/solrj/src/test/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/impl/LBHttp2SolrClientIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/solr/solrj/src/test/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/impl/LBHttp2SolrClientIntegrationTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
@@ -35,6 +34,8 @@
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.response.QueryResponse;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.response.SolrResponseBase;
 import org.apache.solr.common.SolrInputDocument;
+import org.apache.solr.common.util.ExecutorUtil;
+import org.apache.solr.common.util.SolrNamedThreadFactory;
 import org.apache.solr.embedded.JettyConfig;
 import org.apache.solr.embedded.JettySolrRunner;
 import org.apache.solr.util.LogLevel;
@@ -110,7 +111,12 @@ private void addDocs(SolrInstance solrInstance) throws IOException, SolrServerEx
   public void tearDown() throws Exception {
     for (SolrInstance aSolr : solr) {
       if (aSolr != null) {
-        aSolr.tearDown();
+        try {
+          aSolr.tearDown();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          // Log but don't fail the test due to teardown issues
+          log.warn("Exception during tearDown of {}", aSolr.name, e);
+        }
       }
     }
     super.tearDown();
@@ -159,8 +165,17 @@ public void testSimple() throws Exception {
       assertEquals(3, names.size());
 
       // Kill a server and test again
-      solr[1].jetty.stop();
-      solr[1].jetty = null;
+      try {
+        solr[1].jetty.stop();
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+        log.warn("Exception stopping jetty during test", e);
+      } finally {
+        solr[1].jetty = null;
+      }
+
+      // Give some time for the LB client to detect the server is down
+      Thread.sleep(100);
+
       names.clear();
       for (int i = 0; i < solr.length; i++) {
         resp = h.lbClient.query(solrQuery);
@@ -187,8 +202,17 @@ public void testTwoServers() throws Exception {
     try (var h = client(baseSolrEndpoints)) {
       SolrQuery solrQuery = new SolrQuery("*:*");
       QueryResponse resp = null;
-      solr[0].jetty.stop();
-      solr[0].jetty = null;
+
+      try {
+        solr[0].jetty.stop();
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+        log.warn("Exception stopping jetty[0] during test", e);
+      } finally {
+        solr[0].jetty = null;
+      }
+
+      Thread.sleep(100); // Give LB client time to detect server down
+
       resp = h.lbClient.query(solrQuery);
       String name = resp.getResults().get(0).getFieldValue("name").toString();
       assertEquals("solr/collection11", name);
@@ -196,8 +220,14 @@ public void testTwoServers() throws Exception {
       name = resp.getResults().get(0).getFieldValue("name").toString();
       assertEquals("solr/collection11", name);
 
-      solr[1].jetty.stop();
-      solr[1].jetty = null;
+      try {
+        solr[1].jetty.stop();
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+        log.warn("Exception stopping jetty[1] during test", e);
+      } finally {
+        solr[1].jetty = null;
+      }
+
       startJettyAndWaitForAliveCheckQuery(solr[0]);
 
       resp = h.lbClient.query(solrQuery);
@@ -224,6 +254,33 @@ private void startJettyAndWaitForAliveCheckQuery(SolrInstance solrInstance) thro
     }
   }
 
+  private static void stopJettyWithTimeout(JettySolrRunner jetty, long timeoutMs) throws Exception {
+    final var executor =
+        ExecutorUtil.newMDCAwareSingleThreadExecutor(new SolrNamedThreadFactory("jetty-shutdown"));
+
+    try {
+      final var future =
+          java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.runAsync(
+              () -> {
+                try {
+                  jetty.stop();
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                  throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                }
+              },
+              executor);
+
+      try {
+        future.get(timeoutMs, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+      } catch (java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException e) {
+        future.cancel(true);
+        throw new Exception("Jetty shutdown timed out after " + timeoutMs + "ms", e);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      executor.shutdown();
+    }
+  }
+
   private static class SolrInstance {
     String name;
     Path homeDir;
@@ -292,7 +349,16 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
     }
 
     public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-      if (jetty != null) jetty.stop();
+      if (jetty != null) {
+        try {
+          // Use a timeout wrapper for shutdown
+          stopJettyWithTimeout(jetty, 5000);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          log.warn("Exception stopping jetty for {}", name, e);
+        } finally {
+          jetty = null;
+        }
+      }
       IOUtils.rm(homeDir);
     }
 
@@ -326,11 +392,16 @@ private static class LBClientHolder implements AutoCloseable {
 
     @Override
     public void close() {
-      lbClient.close();
+      try {
+        lbClient.close();
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+        log.warn("Exception closing LB client", e);
+      }
       try {
         delegate.close();
       } catch (IOException ioe) {
-        throw new UncheckedIOException(ioe);
+        log.warn("Exception closing delegate client", ioe);
+        // Don't throw exception during cleanup to avoid masking test failures
       }
     }
   }