diff --git a/src/pipecat/tests/utils.py b/src/pipecat/tests/utils.py
index a763dbc86..c92eb6309 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/tests/utils.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/tests/utils.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ async def run_test(
     expected_up_frames: Optional[Sequence[type]] = None,
     ignore_start: bool = True,
     observers: Optional[List[BaseObserver]] = None,
-    start_metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    pipeline_params: Optional[PipelineParams] = None,
     send_end_frame: bool = True,
 ) -> Tuple[Sequence[Frame], Sequence[Frame]]:
     """Run a test pipeline with the specified processor and validate frame flow.
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ async def run_test(
         expected_up_frames: Expected frame types flowing upstream (optional).
         ignore_start: Whether to ignore StartFrames in frame validation.
         observers: Optional list of observers to attach to the pipeline.
-        start_metadata: Optional metadata to include with the StartFrame.
+        pipeline_params: Optional pipeline parameters.
         send_end_frame: Whether to send an EndFrame at the end of the test.
 
     Returns:
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ async def run_test(
         AssertionError: If the received frames don't match the expected frame types.
     """
     observers = observers or []
-    start_metadata = start_metadata or {}
+    pipeline_params = pipeline_params or PipelineParams()
 
     received_up = asyncio.Queue()
     received_down = asyncio.Queue()
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ async def run_test(
 
     task = PipelineTask(
         pipeline,
-        params=PipelineParams(start_metadata=start_metadata),
+        params=pipeline_params,
         observers=observers,
         cancel_on_idle_timeout=False,
     )
diff --git a/tests/test_context_aggregators.py b/tests/test_context_aggregators.py
index 9c29c78e8..77b6acc87 100644
--- a/tests/test_context_aggregators.py
+++ b/tests/test_context_aggregators.py
@@ -8,16 +8,20 @@ import json
 import unittest
 from typing import Any
 
+from pipecat.audio.interruptions.min_words_interruption_strategy import MinWordsInterruptionStrategy
 from pipecat.audio.turn.smart_turn.base_smart_turn import SmartTurnParams
 from pipecat.audio.vad.vad_analyzer import VADParams
 from pipecat.frames.frames import (
+    BotStartedSpeakingFrame,
     EmulateUserStartedSpeakingFrame,
     EmulateUserStoppedSpeakingFrame,
+    Frame,
     FunctionCallInProgressFrame,
     FunctionCallResultFrame,
     FunctionCallResultProperties,
     InterimTranscriptionFrame,
     InterruptionFrame,
+    InterruptionTaskFrame,
     LLMFullResponseEndFrame,
     LLMFullResponseStartFrame,
     OpenAILLMContextAssistantTimestampFrame,
@@ -27,6 +31,8 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     UserStartedSpeakingFrame,
     UserStoppedSpeakingFrame,
 )
+from pipecat.pipeline.pipeline import Pipeline
+from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineParams
 from pipecat.processors.aggregators.llm_response import (
     LLMAssistantAggregatorParams,
     LLMUserAggregatorParams,
@@ -36,6 +42,7 @@ from pipecat.processors.aggregators.openai_llm_context import (
     OpenAILLMContext,
     OpenAILLMContextFrame,
 )
+from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection, FrameProcessor
 from pipecat.services.anthropic.llm import (
     AnthropicAssistantContextAggregator,
     AnthropicLLMContext,
@@ -481,6 +488,103 @@ class BaseTestUserContextAggregator:
         )
         self.check_message_content(context, 0, "How are you?")
 
+    async def test_min_words_interruption_strategy_one_word(self):
+        assert self.CONTEXT_CLASS is not None, "CONTEXT_CLASS must be set in a subclass"
+        assert self.AGGREGATOR_CLASS is not None, "AGGREGATOR_CLASS must be set in a subclass"
+
+        class ContextProcessor(FrameProcessor):
+            def __init__(self):
+                super().__init__()
+                self.context_received = False
+
+            async def process_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection):
+                await super().process_frame(frame, direction)
+
+                if isinstance(frame, OpenAILLMContextFrame):
+                    self.context_received = True
+
+                await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
+
+        context = self.CONTEXT_CLASS()
+        aggregator = self.AGGREGATOR_CLASS(context)
+        context_processor = ContextProcessor()
+        pipeline = Pipeline([aggregator, context_processor])
+
+        frames_to_send = [
+            BotStartedSpeakingFrame(),
+            UserStartedSpeakingFrame(),
+            TranscriptionFrame(text="Can", user_id="cat", timestamp=""),
+            SleepFrame(),
+            UserStoppedSpeakingFrame(),
+        ]
+        expected_down_frames = [
+            BotStartedSpeakingFrame,
+            UserStartedSpeakingFrame,
+            UserStoppedSpeakingFrame,
+        ]
+        await run_test(
+            pipeline,
+            frames_to_send=frames_to_send,
+            expected_down_frames=expected_down_frames,
+            pipeline_params=PipelineParams(
+                interruption_strategies=[MinWordsInterruptionStrategy(min_words=2)]
+            ),
+        )
+        assert not context_processor.context_received
+
+    async def test_min_words_interruption_strategy_two_words(self):
+        assert self.CONTEXT_CLASS is not None, "CONTEXT_CLASS must be set in a subclass"
+        assert self.AGGREGATOR_CLASS is not None, "AGGREGATOR_CLASS must be set in a subclass"
+
+        class ContextProcessor(FrameProcessor):
+            def __init__(self):
+                super().__init__()
+                self.context_received = False
+
+            async def process_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection):
+                await super().process_frame(frame, direction)
+
+                if isinstance(frame, OpenAILLMContextFrame):
+                    self.context_received = True
+                elif isinstance(frame, InterruptionFrame):
+                    self.context_received = False
+
+                await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
+
+        context = self.CONTEXT_CLASS()
+        aggregator = self.AGGREGATOR_CLASS(context)
+        context_processor = ContextProcessor()
+        pipeline = Pipeline([aggregator, context_processor])
+
+        frames_to_send = [
+            BotStartedSpeakingFrame(),
+            UserStartedSpeakingFrame(),
+            TranscriptionFrame(text="Can you", user_id="cat", timestamp=""),
+            SleepFrame(),
+            UserStoppedSpeakingFrame(),
+        ]
+        expected_up_frames = [InterruptionTaskFrame]
+        expected_down_frames = [
+            BotStartedSpeakingFrame,
+            UserStartedSpeakingFrame,
+            InterruptionFrame,
+            UserStoppedSpeakingFrame,
+            *self.EXPECTED_CONTEXT_FRAMES,
+        ]
+        await run_test(
+            pipeline,
+            frames_to_send=frames_to_send,
+            expected_up_frames=expected_up_frames,
+            expected_down_frames=expected_down_frames,
+            pipeline_params=PipelineParams(
+                interruption_strategies=[MinWordsInterruptionStrategy(min_words=2)]
+            ),
+        )
+        self.check_message_content(context, 0, "Can you")
+        # If the context is not received or it has been cleared by the
+        # interruption then we have an issue.
+        assert context_processor.context_received
+
 
 class BaseTestAssistantContextAggreagator:
     CONTEXT_CLASS = None  # To be set in subclasses
diff --git a/tests/test_pipeline.py b/tests/test_pipeline.py
index f6c8304a9..f36c0cf2f 100644
--- a/tests/test_pipeline.py
+++ b/tests/test_pipeline.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class TestPipeline(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
             frames_to_send=frames_to_send,
             expected_down_frames=expected_down_frames,
             ignore_start=False,
-            start_metadata={"foo": "bar"},
+            pipeline_params=PipelineParams(start_metadata={"foo": "bar"}),
         )
         assert "foo" in received_down[-1].metadata