diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/websocket/WebSocketResourceDispatcher.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/websocket/WebSocketResourceDispatcher.java
index b5ce7c112..b9616c7fb 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/websocket/WebSocketResourceDispatcher.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/websocket/WebSocketResourceDispatcher.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.utils.JsonUtils;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.utils.StringUtils;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.utils.TypeUtils;
+import io.ballerina.runtime.api.utils.ValueUtils;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.utils.XmlUtils;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BArray;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BError;
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@
 import io.netty.handler.codec.CorruptedFrameException;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.ballerinalang.langlib.value.CloneReadOnly;
-import org.ballerinalang.langlib.value.CloneWithType;
 import org.ballerinalang.langlib.value.FromJsonString;
 import org.ballerinalang.langlib.value.FromJsonStringWithType;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -474,13 +474,13 @@ public static void dispatchOnText(WebSocketConnectionInfo connectionInfo, WebSoc
                                 bValue = XmlUtils.parse(stringAggregator.getAggregateString());
                                 break;
                             case TypeTags.RECORD_TYPE_TAG:
-                                bValue = CloneWithType.convert(param, JsonUtils.parse(
-                                stringAggregator.getAggregateString()));
+                                bValue = ValueUtils.convert(JsonUtils.parse(stringAggregator.getAggregateString()),
+                                        param);
                                 break;
                             case TypeTags.UNION_TAG:
                                 if (WebSocketUtil.hasStringType(param)) {
-                                    bValue = CloneWithType.convert(param,
-                                            StringUtils.fromString(stringAggregator.getAggregateString()));
+                                    bValue = ValueUtils.convert(
+                                            StringUtils.fromString(stringAggregator.getAggregateString()), param);
                                     break;
                                 }
                                 // fall through
@@ -706,11 +706,11 @@ private static void createBvaluesForBinary(MethodType onBinaryMessageResource, B
                         bValue = XmlUtils.parse(getBString(byteArray));;
                         break;
                     case TypeTags.RECORD_TYPE_TAG:
-                        bValue = CloneWithType.convert(param, JsonUtils.parse(getBString(byteArray)));
+                        bValue = ValueUtils.convert(JsonUtils.parse(getBString(byteArray)), param);
                         break;
                     case TypeTags.UNION_TAG:
                         if (hasByteArrayType(param)) {
-                            bValue = CloneWithType.convert(param, ValueCreator.createArrayValue(byteArray));
+                            bValue = ValueUtils.convert(ValueCreator.createArrayValue(byteArray), param);
                             break;
                         }
                         // fall through
diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/websocket/client/listener/SyncClientConnectorListener.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/websocket/client/listener/SyncClientConnectorListener.java
index a46ba8237..07be49251 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/websocket/client/listener/SyncClientConnectorListener.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/websocket/client/listener/SyncClientConnectorListener.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.utils.JsonUtils;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.utils.StringUtils;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.utils.TypeUtils;
+import io.ballerina.runtime.api.utils.ValueUtils;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.utils.XmlUtils;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BError;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BObject;
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@
 import io.ballerina.stdlib.websocket.WebSocketUtil;
 import io.ballerina.stdlib.websocket.observability.WebSocketObservabilityUtil;
 import io.ballerina.stdlib.websocket.server.WebSocketConnectionInfo;
-import org.ballerinalang.langlib.value.CloneWithType;
 import org.ballerinalang.langlib.value.FromJsonStringWithType;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ public void onMessage(WebSocketTextMessage webSocketTextMessage) {
                         message = XmlUtils.parse(stringAggregator.getAggregateString());
                         break;
                     case TypeTags.RECORD_TYPE_TAG:
-                        message = CloneWithType.convert(targetType, JsonUtils.parse(
+                        message = cloneWithType(targetType, JsonUtils.parse(
                                 stringAggregator.getAggregateString()));
                         break;
                     case TypeTags.UNION_TAG:
                         if (WebSocketUtil.hasStringType(targetType)) {
-                            message = CloneWithType.convert(targetType,
+                            message = cloneWithType(targetType,
                                     StringUtils.fromString(stringAggregator.getAggregateString()));
                             break;
                         }
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ public void onMessage(WebSocketBinaryMessage webSocketBinaryMessage) {
                         message = XmlUtils.parse(getBString(binMsg));;
                         break;
                     case TypeTags.RECORD_TYPE_TAG:
-                        message = CloneWithType.convert(targetType, JsonUtils.parse(getBString(binMsg)));
+                        message = cloneWithType(targetType, JsonUtils.parse(getBString(binMsg)));
                         break;
                     case TypeTags.UNION_TAG:
                         if (WebSocketUtil.hasByteArrayType(targetType)) {
-                            message = CloneWithType.convert(targetType, ValueCreator.createArrayValue(binMsg));
+                            message = cloneWithType(targetType, ValueCreator.createArrayValue(binMsg));
                             break;
                         }
                         // fall through
@@ -318,4 +318,12 @@ public void setTargetType(BTypedesc targetType) {
     public void setFutureCompleted(AtomicBoolean futureCompleted) {
         this.futureCompleted = futureCompleted;
     }
+
+    private Object cloneWithType(Type targetType, Object value) {
+        try {
+            return ValueUtils.convert(value, targetType);
+        } catch (BError e) {
+            return e;
+        }
+    }
 }