diff --git a/cli/configssh_test.go b/cli/configssh_test.go
index 7589dff5c49a4..140cee2dbece7 100644
--- a/cli/configssh_test.go
+++ b/cli/configssh_test.go
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	"github.com/coder/coder/cli/clitest"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/coderdtest"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/pty/ptytest"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestConfigSSH(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cli/ssh.go b/cli/ssh.go
index d04986b8e6605..db8395454df2c 100644
--- a/cli/ssh.go
+++ b/cli/ssh.go
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ import (
 	gossh "golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
+
 	"github.com/coder/coder/cli/cliflag"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/cli/cliui"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/database"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/codersdk"
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
 )
 
 func ssh() *cobra.Command {
diff --git a/coderd/httpapi/httpapi.go b/coderd/httpapi/httpapi.go
index 52fabee3694da..808530d614e1a 100644
--- a/coderd/httpapi/httpapi.go
+++ b/coderd/httpapi/httpapi.go
@@ -115,3 +115,21 @@ func Read(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, value interface{}) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+const websocketCloseMaxLen = 123
+
+// WebsocketCloseSprintf formats a websocket close message and ensures it is
+// truncated to the maximum allowed length.
+func WebsocketCloseSprintf(format string, vars ...any) string {
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf(format, vars...)
+
+	// Cap msg length at 123 bytes. nhooyr/websocket only allows close messages
+	// of this length.
+	if len(msg) > websocketCloseMaxLen {
+		// Trim the string to 123 bytes. If we accidentally cut in the middle of
+		// a UTF-8 character, remove it from the string.
+		return strings.ToValidUTF8(string(msg[123]), "")
+	}
+
+	return msg
+}
diff --git a/coderd/httpapi/httpapi_test.go b/coderd/httpapi/httpapi_test.go
index 87ce03f51d36c..0e7e45881a2bd 100644
--- a/coderd/httpapi/httpapi_test.go
+++ b/coderd/httpapi/httpapi_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/httpapi"
@@ -142,3 +144,23 @@ func TestReadUsername(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func WebsocketCloseMsg(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	t.Run("TruncateSingleByteCharacters", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		msg := strings.Repeat("d", 255)
+		trunc := httpapi.WebsocketCloseSprintf(msg)
+		assert.LessOrEqual(t, len(trunc), 123)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("TruncateMultiByteCharacters", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		msg := strings.Repeat("こんにちは", 10)
+		trunc := httpapi.WebsocketCloseSprintf(msg)
+		assert.LessOrEqual(t, len(trunc), 123)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/coderd/provisionerdaemons.go b/coderd/provisionerdaemons.go
index 89f4cce105724..28f4bb8bb9cf4 100644
--- a/coderd/provisionerdaemons.go
+++ b/coderd/provisionerdaemons.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (api *api) provisionerDaemonsListen(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 		Provisioners: []database.ProvisionerType{database.ProvisionerTypeEcho, database.ProvisionerTypeTerraform},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = conn.Close(websocket.StatusInternalError, fmt.Sprintf("insert provisioner daemon:% s", err))
+		_ = conn.Close(websocket.StatusInternalError, httpapi.WebsocketCloseSprintf("insert provisioner daemon: %s", err))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (api *api) provisionerDaemonsListen(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 	config.LogOutput = io.Discard
 	session, err := yamux.Server(websocket.NetConn(r.Context(), conn, websocket.MessageBinary), config)
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = conn.Close(websocket.StatusInternalError, fmt.Sprintf("multiplex server: %s", err))
+		_ = conn.Close(websocket.StatusInternalError, httpapi.WebsocketCloseSprintf("multiplex server: %s", err))
 		return
 	}
 	mux := drpcmux.New()
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ func (api *api) provisionerDaemonsListen(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 		Logger:       api.Logger.Named(fmt.Sprintf("provisionerd-%s", daemon.Name)),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = conn.Close(websocket.StatusInternalError, fmt.Sprintf("drpc register provisioner daemon: %s", err))
+		_ = conn.Close(websocket.StatusInternalError, httpapi.WebsocketCloseSprintf("drpc register provisioner daemon: %s", err))
 		return
 	}
 	server := drpcserver.New(mux)
 	err = server.Serve(r.Context(), session)
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = conn.Close(websocket.StatusInternalError, fmt.Sprintf("serve: %s", err))
+		_ = conn.Close(websocket.StatusInternalError, httpapi.WebsocketCloseSprintf("serve: %s", err))
 		return
 	}
 	_ = conn.Close(websocket.StatusGoingAway, "")
diff --git a/coderd/workspaceresources.go b/coderd/workspaceresources.go
index 7342b01ea2d4b..532fc64ea5c51 100644
--- a/coderd/workspaceresources.go
+++ b/coderd/workspaceresources.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (api *api) workspaceResourceDial(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Pubsub:    api.Pubsub,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = conn.Close(websocket.StatusInternalError, fmt.Sprintf("serve: %s", err))
+		_ = conn.Close(websocket.StatusInternalError, httpapi.WebsocketCloseSprintf("serve: %s", err))
 		return
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/terraform/serve.go b/provisioner/terraform/serve.go
index 804dbd64131e1..a5fc22c094050 100644
--- a/provisioner/terraform/serve.go
+++ b/provisioner/terraform/serve.go
@@ -4,16 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/cli/safeexec"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hc-install/product"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hc-install/releases"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 
 	"cdr.dev/slog"
-
-	"github.com/cli/safeexec"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/provisionersdk"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/hc-install/product"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/hc-install/releases"
 )
 
 var (