diff --git a/vault/external_tests/raft/raft_test.go b/vault/external_tests/raft/raft_test.go
index 0ab2a3032..eeba82c7d 100644
--- a/vault/external_tests/raft/raft_test.go
+++ b/vault/external_tests/raft/raft_test.go
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ func TestRaft_SnapshotAPI_MidstreamFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	// defer goleak.VerifyNone(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	seal, errptr := vaultseal.NewToggleableTestSeal(nil)
+	seal, setErr := vaultseal.NewToggleableTestSeal(nil)
 	cluster := raftCluster(t, &RaftClusterOpts{
 		NumCores: 1,
 		Seal:     vault.NewAutoSeal(seal),
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func TestRaft_SnapshotAPI_MidstreamFailure(t *testing.T) {
 		wg.Done()
 	}()
 
-	*errptr = errors.New("seal failure")
+	setErr(errors.New("seal failure"))
 	// Take a snapshot
 	err := leaderClient.Sys().RaftSnapshot(w)
 	w.Close()
diff --git a/vault/seal/seal_testing.go b/vault/seal/seal_testing.go
index 1a7130b2d..3f05fea0a 100644
--- a/vault/seal/seal_testing.go
+++ b/vault/seal/seal_testing.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package seal
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	wrapping "github.com/hashicorp/go-kms-wrapping"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func NewTestSeal(opts *TestSealOpts) *Access {
 	}
 }
 
-func NewToggleableTestSeal(opts *TestSealOpts) (*Access, *error) {
+func NewToggleableTestSeal(opts *TestSealOpts) (*Access, func(error)) {
 	if opts == nil {
 		opts = new(TestSealOpts)
 	}
@@ -34,26 +35,37 @@ func NewToggleableTestSeal(opts *TestSealOpts) (*Access, *error) {
 	return &Access{
 		Wrapper:        w,
 		OverriddenType: opts.Name,
-	}, &w.Error
+	}, w.SetError
 }
 
 type ToggleableWrapper struct {
 	wrapping.Wrapper
-	Error error
+	error error
+	l     sync.RWMutex
 }
 
-func (t ToggleableWrapper) Encrypt(ctx context.Context, bytes []byte, bytes2 []byte) (*wrapping.EncryptedBlobInfo, error) {
-	if t.Error != nil {
-		return nil, t.Error
+func (t *ToggleableWrapper) Encrypt(ctx context.Context, bytes []byte, bytes2 []byte) (*wrapping.EncryptedBlobInfo, error) {
+	t.l.RLock()
+	defer t.l.RUnlock()
+	if t.error != nil {
+		return nil, t.error
 	}
 	return t.Wrapper.Encrypt(ctx, bytes, bytes2)
 }
 
 func (t ToggleableWrapper) Decrypt(ctx context.Context, info *wrapping.EncryptedBlobInfo, bytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	if t.Error != nil {
-		return nil, t.Error
+	t.l.RLock()
+	defer t.l.RUnlock()
+	if t.error != nil {
+		return nil, t.error
 	}
 	return t.Wrapper.Decrypt(ctx, info, bytes)
 }
 
+func (t *ToggleableWrapper) SetError(err error) {
+	t.l.Lock()
+	defer t.l.Unlock()
+	t.error = err
+}
+
 var _ wrapping.Wrapper = &ToggleableWrapper{}
diff --git a/vault/seal_autoseal.go b/vault/seal_autoseal.go
index 8d064a8f9..12bcc1a9d 100644
--- a/vault/seal_autoseal.go
+++ b/vault/seal_autoseal.go
@@ -524,9 +524,9 @@ func (d *autoSeal) StartHealthCheck() {
 	healthCheck := time.NewTicker(sealHealthTestIntervalNominal)
 	d.healthCheckStop = make(chan struct{})
 	healthCheckStop := d.healthCheckStop
+	ctx := d.core.activeContext
 
 	go func() {
-		ctx := d.core.activeContext
 		lastTestOk := true
 		lastSeenOk := time.Now()
 
diff --git a/vault/seal_autoseal_test.go b/vault/seal_autoseal_test.go
index 24e49ea74..0e0d3f722 100644
--- a/vault/seal_autoseal_test.go
+++ b/vault/seal_autoseal_test.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func TestAutoSeal_HealthCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	metrics.NewGlobal(metricsConf, inmemSink)
 
 	core, _, _ := TestCoreUnsealed(t)
-	testSeal, testErr := seal.NewToggleableTestSeal(nil)
+	testSeal, setErr := seal.NewToggleableTestSeal(nil)
 
 	var encKeys []string
 	changeKey := func(key string) {
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ func TestAutoSeal_HealthCheck(t *testing.T) {
 
 	sealHealthTestIntervalNominal = 10 * time.Millisecond
 	sealHealthTestIntervalUnhealthy = 10 * time.Millisecond
+	setErr(errors.New("disconnected"))
 	autoSeal.StartHealthCheck()
-	*testErr = errors.New("disconnected")
 
 	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func TestAutoSeal_HealthCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected value metric %s to be non-zero", asu)
 		}
 	}
-	*testErr = nil
+	setErr(nil)
 	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 	intervals = inmemSink.Data()
 	if len(intervals) == 1 {