diff --git a/packages/eventual-send/src/index.js b/packages/eventual-send/src/index.js
index 52956ae253d..dca65913a63 100644
--- a/packages/eventual-send/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/eventual-send/src/index.js
@@ -449,6 +449,10 @@ export function makeHandledPromise() {
         .catch(lose);
     });
 
+    // Workaround for Node.js: silence "Unhandled Rejection" by default when
+    // using the static methods.
+    returnedP.catch(_ => {});
+
     // We return a handled promise with the default unsettled handler.
     // This prevents a race between the above Promise.resolves and
     // pipelining.