diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/openai_realtime_beta/openai.py b/src/pipecat/services/openai_realtime_beta/openai.py
index 0c57ed0bb..fcac357fa 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/openai_realtime_beta/openai.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/openai_realtime_beta/openai.py
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ class OpenAIRealtimeBetaLLMService(LLMService):
     #
 
     async def _handle_interruption(self):
-        if self._session_properties.turn_detection is None:
+        # None and False are different. Check for False. None means we're using OpenAI's
+        # built-in turn detection defaults.
+        if self._session_properties.turn_detection is False:
             await self.send_client_event(events.InputAudioBufferClearEvent())
             await self.send_client_event(events.ResponseCancelEvent())
         await self._truncate_current_audio_response()
@@ -138,11 +140,12 @@ class OpenAIRealtimeBetaLLMService(LLMService):
             await self.push_frame(TTSStoppedFrame())
 
     async def _handle_user_started_speaking(self, frame):
-        if self._session_properties.turn_detection is None:
-            await self._handle_interruption()
+        pass
 
     async def _handle_user_stopped_speaking(self, frame):
-        if self._session_properties.turn_detection is None:
+        # None and False are different. Check for False. None means we're using OpenAI's
+        # built-in turn detection defaults.
+        if self._session_properties.turn_detection is False:
             await self.send_client_event(events.InputAudioBufferCommitEvent())
             await self.send_client_event(events.ResponseCreateEvent())