diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a176664d69..bfd2e5aa7f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 - Fix error with `ConcurrentHashMap` on Android <= 9 ([#1761](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/1761))
 - Minor improvements to `BackgroundWorker` ([#1773](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/1773))
+- Make GzipRequestBodyHandler respect async ([#1776](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/1776))
 
 ## 3.19.0
 
diff --git a/samples/Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore5.Mvc/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml b/samples/Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore5.Mvc/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
index 4ebed56664..1bfa98e53c 100644
--- a/samples/Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore5.Mvc/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
+++ b/samples/Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore5.Mvc/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@
     <script src="~/lib/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js"></script>
     <script src="~/lib/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
     <script src="~/js/site.js" asp-append-version="true"></script>
-    @RenderSection("Scripts", required: false)
+    @await RenderSectionAsync("Scripts", required: false)
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Internal/Http/GzipRequestBodyHandler.cs b/src/Sentry/Internal/Http/GzipRequestBodyHandler.cs
index 14d167e2dc..002adf3c17 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Internal/Http/GzipRequestBodyHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Internal/Http/GzipRequestBodyHandler.cs
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ protected override bool TryComputeLength(out long length)
             protected override async Task SerializeToStreamAsync(Stream stream, TransportContext? context)
             {
                 var gzipStream = new GZipStream(stream, _compressionLevel, leaveOpen: true);
-                try
+#if NET461 || NETSTANDARD2_0
+                using (gzipStream)
+#else
+                await using (gzipStream.ConfigureAwait(false))
+#endif
                 {
                     await _content.CopyToAsync(gzipStream).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 }
-                finally
-                {
-                    gzipStream.Dispose();
-                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/Sentry.DiagnosticSource.Tests/Integration/SQLite/SentryDiagnosticListenerTests.cs b/test/Sentry.DiagnosticSource.Tests/Integration/SQLite/SentryDiagnosticListenerTests.cs
index 0df05420d6..1edf196afc 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.DiagnosticSource.Tests/Integration/SQLite/SentryDiagnosticListenerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Sentry.DiagnosticSource.Tests/Integration/SQLite/SentryDiagnosticListenerTests.cs
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ public async Task EfCoreIntegration_RunAsyncQuery_TransactionWithSpansWithOneCom
             commands.Add(i * 2);
         }
         // Save before the Transaction creation to avoid storing junk.
+        //Dont async here since it will fail in mac+linux with
+        // The type initializer for 'System.Data.Common.DbConnectionExtensions' threw an exception.
+        // Expression of type 'ValueTask[System.Data.Common.DbTransaction]' cannot be used...
+        // ReSharper disable once MethodHasAsyncOverload
         context.SaveChanges();
 
         var hub = _fixture.Hub;