diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Middleware/BootFailedMiddleware.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Middleware/BootFailedMiddleware.cs
index ea2c0e02e4..11abf725c2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Middleware/BootFailedMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Middleware/BootFailedMiddleware.cs
@@ -2,31 +2,25 @@ using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Exceptions;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.DependencyInjection;
-using Umbraco.Extensions;
 using IHostingEnvironment = Umbraco.Cms.Core.Hosting.IHostingEnvironment;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Middleware;
 
 /// <summary>
-///     Executes when Umbraco booting fails in order to show the problem
+/// Executes when Umbraco booting fails in order to show the problem.
 /// </summary>
+/// <seealso cref="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.IMiddleware" />
 public class BootFailedMiddleware : IMiddleware
 {
     private readonly IHostingEnvironment _hostingEnvironment;
     private readonly IWebHostEnvironment _webHostEnvironment;
     private readonly IRuntimeState _runtimeState;
 
-    public BootFailedMiddleware(IRuntimeState runtimeState, IHostingEnvironment hostingEnvironment)
-    : this(runtimeState, hostingEnvironment, StaticServiceProvider.Instance.GetRequiredService<IWebHostEnvironment>())
-    {
-        _runtimeState = runtimeState;
-        _hostingEnvironment = hostingEnvironment;
-    }
-
     public BootFailedMiddleware(IRuntimeState runtimeState, IHostingEnvironment hostingEnvironment, IWebHostEnvironment webHostEnvironment)
     {
         _runtimeState = runtimeState;
@@ -34,6 +28,11 @@ public class BootFailedMiddleware : IMiddleware
         _webHostEnvironment = webHostEnvironment;
     }
 
+    [Obsolete("Use ctor with all params. This will be removed in Umbraco 12")]
+    public BootFailedMiddleware(IRuntimeState runtimeState, IHostingEnvironment hostingEnvironment)
+        : this(runtimeState, hostingEnvironment, StaticServiceProvider.Instance.GetRequiredService<IWebHostEnvironment>())
+    { }
+
     public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context, RequestDelegate next)
     {
         // TODO: It would be possible to redirect to the installer here in debug mode while
@@ -53,10 +52,12 @@ public class BootFailedMiddleware : IMiddleware
                 context.Response.Clear();
                 context.Response.StatusCode = 500;
 
-                var file = GetBootErrorFileName();
-
-                var viewContent = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(file);
-                await context.Response.WriteAsync(viewContent, Encoding.UTF8);
+                IFileInfo? fileInfo = GetBootErrorFileInfo();
+                if (fileInfo is not null)
+                {
+                    using var sr = new StreamReader(fileInfo.CreateReadStream(), Encoding.UTF8);
+                    await context.Response.WriteAsync(await sr.ReadToEndAsync(), Encoding.UTF8);
+                }
             }
         }
         else
@@ -65,14 +66,20 @@ public class BootFailedMiddleware : IMiddleware
         }
     }
 
-    private string GetBootErrorFileName()
+    private IFileInfo? GetBootErrorFileInfo()
     {
-        var fileName = _webHostEnvironment.MapPathWebRoot("~/config/errors/BootFailed.html");
-        if (File.Exists(fileName))
+        IFileInfo? fileInfo = _webHostEnvironment.WebRootFileProvider.GetFileInfo("config/errors/BootFailed.html");
+        if (fileInfo.Exists)
         {
-            return fileName;
+            return fileInfo;
         }
 
-        return _webHostEnvironment.MapPathWebRoot("~/umbraco/views/errors/BootFailed.html");
+        fileInfo = _webHostEnvironment.WebRootFileProvider.GetFileInfo("umbraco/views/errors/BootFailed.html");
+        if (fileInfo.Exists)
+        {
+            return fileInfo;
+        }
+
+        return null;
     }
 }