diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 394a42897f46..6248ab43e874 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "8.0.100-rc.2.23422.11"
+    "version": "9.0.100-alpha.1.23421.9"
   },
   "tools": {
-    "dotnet": "8.0.100-rc.2.23422.11",
+    "dotnet": "9.0.100-alpha.1.23421.9",
     "runtimes": {
       "dotnet/x86": [
         "$(MicrosoftNETCoreBrowserDebugHostTransportVersion)"
diff --git a/src/Middleware/WebSockets/test/UnitTests/WebSocketMiddlewareTests.cs b/src/Middleware/WebSockets/test/UnitTests/WebSocketMiddlewareTests.cs
index a9d48a344189..82b3f9cc1565 100644
--- a/src/Middleware/WebSockets/test/UnitTests/WebSocketMiddlewareTests.cs
+++ b/src/Middleware/WebSockets/test/UnitTests/WebSocketMiddlewareTests.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Connections;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Timeouts;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test;
@@ -516,21 +517,19 @@ public async Task WebSocket_Abort_Interrupts_Pending_ReceiveAsync()
             serverSocket = await context.WebSockets.AcceptWebSocketAsync();
             socketWasAccepted.Set();
 
-            var serverBuffer = new byte[1024];
-
             try
             {
                 while (serverSocket.State is WebSocketState.Open or WebSocketState.CloseSent)
                 {
                     if (firstReceiveOccured.IsSet)
                     {
-                        var pendingResponse = serverSocket.ReceiveAsync(serverBuffer, default);
+                        var pendingResponse = serverSocket.ReceiveAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(new byte[1024]), default);
                         secondReceiveInitiated.Set();
                         var response = await pendingResponse;
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        var response = await serverSocket.ReceiveAsync(serverBuffer, default);
+                        var response = await serverSocket.ReceiveAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(new byte[1024]), default);
                         firstReceiveOccured.Set();
                     }
                 }
@@ -543,6 +542,7 @@ public async Task WebSocket_Abort_Interrupts_Pending_ReceiveAsync()
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 // Capture this exception so a test failure can give us more information.
+                Logger.LogError(ex, "Unexpected error.");
                 receiveException = ex;
             }
             finally
@@ -592,15 +592,13 @@ public async Task WebSocket_AllowsCancelling_Pending_ReceiveAsync_When_Cancellat
             serverSocket = await context.WebSockets.AcceptWebSocketAsync();
             socketWasAccepted.Set();
 
-            var serverBuffer = new byte[1024];
-
             var finishedWithOperationCancelled = false;
 
             try
             {
                 while (serverSocket.State is WebSocketState.Open or WebSocketState.CloseSent)
                 {
-                    var response = await serverSocket.ReceiveAsync(serverBuffer, cts.Token);
+                    var response = await serverSocket.ReceiveAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(new byte[1024]), cts.Token);
                     firstReceiveOccured.Set();
                 }
             }
@@ -609,6 +607,11 @@ public async Task WebSocket_AllowsCancelling_Pending_ReceiveAsync_When_Cancellat
                 operationWasCancelled.Set();
                 finishedWithOperationCancelled = true;
             }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError(ex, "Unexpected error.");
+                throw;
+            }
             finally
             {
                 Assert.True(finishedWithOperationCancelled);