diff --git a/sdk/nodejs/runtime/closure.ts b/sdk/nodejs/runtime/closure.ts
index 400bc3225..a2e52e963 100644
--- a/sdk/nodejs/runtime/closure.ts
+++ b/sdk/nodejs/runtime/closure.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ async function serializeCapturedObject(obj: any): Promise<EnvironmentEntry> {
         // If this is a promise, we will await it and serialize the result instead.
         return serializeCapturedObject(await obj);
     }
+    else if (obj instanceof Property) {
+        // If this is a property, explicitly await its output promise so that we get the raw value.
+        return serializeCapturedObject(await obj.outputPromise);
+    }
     else if ((obj as Computed<any>).mapValue) {
         // If this is a computed value -- including a captured fabric resource property -- mapValue it.
         return await new Promise<EnvironmentEntry>((resolve) => {
diff --git a/sdk/nodejs/runtime/resource.ts b/sdk/nodejs/runtime/resource.ts
index 6741aab83..fc0a27948 100644
--- a/sdk/nodejs/runtime/resource.ts
+++ b/sdk/nodejs/runtime/resource.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export function registerResource(
 
             // Fetch the monitor; if it doesn't exist, bail right away.
             if (!monitor) {
+                Log.debug(`Not sending RPC to monitor -- it doesn't exist: t=${t}, name=${name}`);
                 return;
             }