diff --git a/src/Splat.Autofac/AutofacDependencyResolver.cs b/src/Splat.Autofac/AutofacDependencyResolver.cs
index 07d7e3588..73be503f1 100644
--- a/src/Splat.Autofac/AutofacDependencyResolver.cs
+++ b/src/Splat.Autofac/AutofacDependencyResolver.cs
@@ -38,16 +38,7 @@ public virtual object GetService(Type serviceType, string contract = null)
         {
             lock (_lockObject)
             {
-                try
-                {
-                    return string.IsNullOrEmpty(contract)
-                        ? _componentContext.Resolve(serviceType)
-                        : _componentContext.ResolveNamed(contract, serviceType);
-                }
-                catch (DependencyResolutionException)
-                {
-                    return null;
-                }
+                return Resolve(serviceType, contract);
             }
         }
 
@@ -59,9 +50,7 @@ public virtual IEnumerable<object> GetServices(Type serviceType, string contract
                 try
                 {
                     var enumerableType = typeof(IEnumerable<>).MakeGenericType(serviceType);
-                    object instance = string.IsNullOrEmpty(contract)
-                        ? _componentContext.Resolve(enumerableType)
-                        : _componentContext.ResolveNamed(contract, enumerableType);
+                    var instance = Resolve(enumerableType, contract);
                     return ((IEnumerable)instance).Cast<object>();
                 }
                 catch (DependencyResolutionException)
@@ -337,6 +326,22 @@ private static bool HasNoContract(Service service)
             return !(service is KeyedService);
         }
 
+        private object Resolve(Type serviceType, string contract)
+        {
+            object serviceInstance;
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(contract))
+            {
+                _componentContext.TryResolve(serviceType, out serviceInstance);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _componentContext.TryResolveNamed(contract, serviceType, out serviceInstance);
+            }
+
+            return serviceInstance;
+        }
+
         private void RemoveAndRebuild(
             int registrationCount,
             IList<IComponentRegistration> registrations,