diff --git a/src/coverlet.core/Helpers/InstrumentationHelper.cs b/src/coverlet.core/Helpers/InstrumentationHelper.cs
index fcc54d5ff..8e9bdc38f 100644
--- a/src/coverlet.core/Helpers/InstrumentationHelper.cs
+++ b/src/coverlet.core/Helpers/InstrumentationHelper.cs
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@ public static string[] GetCoverableModules(string module, string[] directories)
             }
 
             // The module's name must be unique.
-            // Add the test module itself to exclude it from the files enumeration.
-            var uniqueModules = new HashSet<string>
-            {
-                Path.GetFileName(module)
-            };
+            var uniqueModules = new HashSet<string>();
 
             return dirs.SelectMany(d => Directory.EnumerateFiles(d))
                 .Where(m => IsAssembly(m) && uniqueModules.Add(Path.GetFileName(m)))
@@ -86,12 +82,20 @@ public static bool HasPdb(string module)
         public static void BackupOriginalModule(string module, string identifier)
         {
             var backupPath = GetBackupPath(module, identifier);
+            var backupSymbolPath = Path.ChangeExtension(backupPath, ".pdb");
             File.Copy(module, backupPath, true);
+
+            var symbolFile = Path.ChangeExtension(module, ".pdb");
+            if (File.Exists(symbolFile))
+            {
+                File.Copy(symbolFile, backupSymbolPath, true);
+            }
         }
 
         public static void RestoreOriginalModule(string module, string identifier)
         {
             var backupPath = GetBackupPath(module, identifier);
+            var backupSymbolPath = Path.ChangeExtension(backupPath, ".pdb");
 
             // Restore the original module - retry up to 10 times, since the destination file could be locked
             // See: https://github.com/tonerdo/coverlet/issues/25
@@ -102,6 +106,12 @@ public static void RestoreOriginalModule(string module, string identifier)
                 File.Copy(backupPath, module, true);
                 File.Delete(backupPath);
             }, retryStrategy, 10);
+
+            RetryHelper.Retry(() =>
+            {
+                File.Copy(backupSymbolPath, Path.ChangeExtension(module, ".pdb"), true);
+                File.Delete(backupSymbolPath);
+            }, retryStrategy, 10);
         }
 
         public static void DeleteHitsFile(string path)
diff --git a/src/coverlet.core/Instrumentation/Instrumenter.cs b/src/coverlet.core/Instrumentation/Instrumenter.cs
index 9c05bc313..86261adfc 100644
--- a/src/coverlet.core/Instrumentation/Instrumenter.cs
+++ b/src/coverlet.core/Instrumentation/Instrumenter.cs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ private void InstrumentModule()
                         onProcessExitIl.InsertBefore(lastInstr, Instruction.Create(OpCodes.Call, customTrackerUnloadModule));
                     }
 
-                    module.Write(stream);
+                    module.Write(stream, new WriterParameters { WriteSymbols = true });
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/coverlet.core.tests/CoverageTests.cs b/test/coverlet.core.tests/CoverageTests.cs
index eed0eb55a..314bff5c7 100644
--- a/test/coverlet.core.tests/CoverageTests.cs
+++ b/test/coverlet.core.tests/CoverageTests.cs
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ public void TestCoverage()
 
             // TODO: Mimic hits by calling ModuleTrackerTemplate.RecordHit before Unload
 
-            // Since Coverage only instruments dependancies, we need a fake module here
-            var testModule = Path.Combine(directory.FullName, "test.module.dll");
-
-            var coverage = new Coverage(testModule, Array.Empty<string>(), Array.Empty<string>(), Array.Empty<string>(), Array.Empty<string>(), Array.Empty<string>(), string.Empty, false);
+            var coverage = new Coverage(Path.Combine(directory.FullName, Path.GetFileName(module)), Array.Empty<string>(), Array.Empty<string>(), Array.Empty<string>(), Array.Empty<string>(), Array.Empty<string>(), string.Empty, false);
             coverage.PrepareModules();
 
             // The module hit tracker must signal to Coverage that it has done its job, so call it manually
diff --git a/test/coverlet.core.tests/Helpers/InstrumentationHelperTests.cs b/test/coverlet.core.tests/Helpers/InstrumentationHelperTests.cs
index af6fa7387..82d2d6049 100644
--- a/test/coverlet.core.tests/Helpers/InstrumentationHelperTests.cs
+++ b/test/coverlet.core.tests/Helpers/InstrumentationHelperTests.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public void TestGetDependencies()
         {
             string module = typeof(InstrumentationHelperTests).Assembly.Location;
             var modules = InstrumentationHelper.GetCoverableModules(module, Array.Empty<string>());
-            Assert.False(Array.Exists(modules, m => m == module));
+            Assert.True(Array.Exists(modules, m => m == module));
         }
 
         [Fact]
diff --git a/test/coverlet.core.tests/Samples/Samples.cs b/test/coverlet.core.tests/Samples/Samples.cs
index 43b9bcbe9..2c178c903 100644
--- a/test/coverlet.core.tests/Samples/Samples.cs
+++ b/test/coverlet.core.tests/Samples/Samples.cs
@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ public string HasSimpleUsingStatement()
             return value;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This method is used by a unit test that verifies the behavior of the instrumentation process on an assembly
+        /// which is not instrumented. Excluding this method from code coverage prevents the bytecode for this reference
+        /// method from getting modified prior to test execution so it retains its original form for the test. This is
+        /// not a problem for the test because the instrumentation process only runs on assemblies which have not
+        /// already been instrumented.
+        /// </summary>
+        [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
         public void HasSimpleTaskWithLambda()
         {
             var t = new Task(() => { });