diff --git a/logs_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/logger_provider.rb b/logs_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/logger_provider.rb
index a16b67884..f71700e5c 100644
--- a/logs_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/logger_provider.rb
+++ b/logs_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/logger_provider.rb
@@ -11,11 +11,8 @@ module Logs
       class LoggerProvider < OpenTelemetry::Logs::LoggerProvider
         attr_reader :resource, :log_record_processors
 
-        EMPTY_NAME_ERROR = 'LoggerProvider#logger called without '\
-          'providing a logger name.'
-        FORCE_FLUSH_ERROR = 'unexpected error in ' \
-          'OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::LoggerProvider#force_flush'
-
+        UNEXPECTED_ERROR_MESSAGE = 'unexpected error in ' \
+          'OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::LoggerProvider#%s'
         # Returns a new LoggerProvider instance.
         #
         # @param [optional Resource] resource The resource to associate with
@@ -44,11 +41,9 @@ def logger(name = nil, version = nil)
           name ||= ''
           version ||= ''
 
-          OpenTelemetry.logger.warn(EMPTY_NAME_ERROR) if name.empty?
+          OpenTelemetry.logger.warn('LoggerProvider#logger called without providing a logger name.') if name.empty?
 
-          @mutex.synchronize do
-            OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::Logger.new(name, version, self)
-          end
+          OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::Logger.new(name, version, self)
         end
 
         # Adds a new log record processor to this LoggerProvider's
@@ -92,6 +87,9 @@ def shutdown(timeout: nil)
             @stopped = true
             results.max || OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::Export::SUCCESS
           end
+        rescue StandardError => e
+          OpenTelemetry.handle_error(exception: e, message: UNEXPECTED_ERROR_MESSAGE % __method__)
+          Export::FAILURE
         end
 
         # Immediately export all {LogRecord}s that have not yet been exported
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ def force_flush(timeout: nil)
             results.max || Export::SUCCESS
           end
         rescue StandardError => e
-          OpenTelemetry.handle_error(exception: e, message: FORCE_FLUSH_ERROR)
+          OpenTelemetry.handle_error(exception: e, message: UNEXPECTED_ERROR_MESSAGE % __method__)
           Export::FAILURE
         end
       end
diff --git a/logs_sdk/test/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/logger_provider_test.rb b/logs_sdk/test/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/logger_provider_test.rb
index 57a558181..72aadf8b9 100644
--- a/logs_sdk/test/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/logger_provider_test.rb
+++ b/logs_sdk/test/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/logger_provider_test.rb
@@ -34,23 +34,19 @@
   end
 
   describe '#logger' do
+    let(:error_text) { /LoggerProvider#logger called without providing a logger name/ }
+
     it 'logs a warning if name is nil' do
       OpenTelemetry::TestHelpers.with_test_logger do |log_stream|
         logger_provider.logger(nil)
-        assert_match(
-          /#{OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::LoggerProvider::EMPTY_NAME_ERROR}/,
-          log_stream.string
-        )
+        assert_match(error_text, log_stream.string)
       end
     end
 
     it 'logs a warning if name is an empty string' do
       OpenTelemetry::TestHelpers.with_test_logger do |log_stream|
         logger_provider.logger('')
-        assert_match(
-          /#{OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::LoggerProvider::EMPTY_NAME_ERROR}/,
-          log_stream.string
-        )
+        assert_match(error_text, log_stream.string)
       end
     end
 
@@ -129,6 +125,21 @@
         assert_equal(OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::Export::TIMEOUT, logger_provider.shutdown)
       end
     end
+
+    it 'logs an error when error is raised' do
+      OpenTelemetry::TestHelpers.with_test_logger do |log_stream|
+        OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.stub :timeout_timestamp, -> { raise StandardError.new, 'fail' } do
+          logger_provider.shutdown
+          assert_match(/LoggerProvider#shutdown/, log_stream.string)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'returns a failure code when an error is raised' do
+      OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.stub :timeout_timestamp, -> { raise StandardError.new, 'fail' } do
+        assert_equal(OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::Export::FAILURE, logger_provider.shutdown)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#force_flush' do
@@ -171,5 +182,14 @@
         assert_equal(OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::Export::FAILURE, logger_provider.force_flush)
       end
     end
+
+    it 'logs an error when error is raised' do
+      OpenTelemetry::TestHelpers.with_test_logger do |log_stream|
+        OpenTelemetry::Common::Utilities.stub :timeout_timestamp, -> { raise StandardError.new, 'fail' } do
+          logger_provider.shutdown
+          assert_match(/LoggerProvider#shutdown/, log_stream.string)
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end