diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240206-160231.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240206-160231.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a00205b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240206-160231.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Make invocation contexts more reliable in testing scenarios.
+time: 2024-02-06T16:02:31.81842-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: peterallenwebb
+  Issue: "52"
diff --git a/dbt_common/context.py b/dbt_common/context.py
index 07434432..f7f4b7ec 100644
--- a/dbt_common/context.py
+++ b/dbt_common/context.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from contextvars import ContextVar
+from contextvars import ContextVar, copy_context
 from typing import List, Mapping, Optional
 
 from dbt_common.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX
@@ -26,10 +26,23 @@ def env_secrets(self) -> List[str]:
 _INVOCATION_CONTEXT_VAR: ContextVar[InvocationContext] = ContextVar("DBT_INVOCATION_CONTEXT_VAR")
 
 
+def _reliably_get_invocation_var() -> ContextVar:
+    invocation_var: Optional[ContextVar] = next(
+        (cv for cv in copy_context() if cv.name == _INVOCATION_CONTEXT_VAR.name), None
+    )
+
+    if invocation_var is None:
+        invocation_var = _INVOCATION_CONTEXT_VAR
+
+    return invocation_var
+
+
 def set_invocation_context(env: Mapping[str, str]) -> None:
-    _INVOCATION_CONTEXT_VAR.set(InvocationContext(env))
+    invocation_var = _reliably_get_invocation_var()
+    invocation_var.set(InvocationContext(env))
 
 
 def get_invocation_context() -> InvocationContext:
-    ctx = _INVOCATION_CONTEXT_VAR.get()
+    invocation_var = _reliably_get_invocation_var()
+    ctx = invocation_var.get()
     return ctx