diff --git a/src/Microsoft.IdentityModel.Validators/AadIssuerValidator/AadIssuerValidator.cs b/src/Microsoft.IdentityModel.Validators/AadIssuerValidator/AadIssuerValidator.cs
index 83090efa27..3d783960d5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.IdentityModel.Validators/AadIssuerValidator/AadIssuerValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.IdentityModel.Validators/AadIssuerValidator/AadIssuerValidator.cs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public string Validate(
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"> if <paramref name="securityToken"/> is null.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"> if <paramref name="validationParameters"/> is null.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="SecurityTokenInvalidIssuerException">if the issuer is invalid or if there is a network issue. </exception>
-        internal async Task<string> ValidateAsync(
+        internal async ValueTask<string> ValidateAsync(
             string issuer,
             SecurityToken securityToken,
             TokenValidationParameters validationParameters)