diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/cartesia.py b/src/pipecat/services/cartesia.py
index ad4636a74..e4d0f00ef 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/cartesia.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/cartesia.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import base64
 import json
+import random
 import uuid
 from typing import AsyncGenerator, List, Optional, Union
 
@@ -222,6 +223,10 @@ class CartesiaTTSService(WordTTSService):
     async def _receive_task_handler(self):
         try:
             async for message in self._get_websocket():
+                # Randomly cancel the asyncio task 1% of the time
+                if random.random() < 0.01:
+                    logger.info(f"Cancelling task for {self} due to random chance")
+                    asyncio.current_task().cancel()
                 msg = json.loads(message)
                 if not msg or msg["context_id"] != self._context_id:
                     continue
@@ -256,6 +261,7 @@ class CartesiaTTSService(WordTTSService):
                     logger.error(f"Cartesia error, unknown message type: {msg}")
         except asyncio.CancelledError:
             pass
+            # await self.push_error(ErrorFrame(f"{self} cancelled", True))
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"{self} exception: {e}")
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/transports/base_input.py b/src/pipecat/transports/base_input.py
index 025a5bed2..6fc24fde7 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/transports/base_input.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/transports/base_input.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class BaseInputTransport(FrameProcessor):
         return self._params.vad_analyzer
 
     async def push_audio_frame(self, frame: InputAudioRawFrame):
+        logger.info(f"Pushing audio qsize: {self._audio_in_queue.qsize()}")
         if self._params.audio_in_enabled or self._params.vad_enabled:
             await self._audio_in_queue.put(frame)
 
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ class BaseInputTransport(FrameProcessor):
         return vad_state
 
     async def _audio_task_handler(self):
+        logger.info("_audio_task_handler started")
         vad_state: VADState = VADState.QUIET
         while True:
             try:
diff --git a/src/pipecat/transports/network/websocket_server.py b/src/pipecat/transports/network/websocket_server.py
index c0c8595e9..b330f61fa 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/transports/network/websocket_server.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/transports/network/websocket_server.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class WebsocketServerInputTransport(BaseInputTransport):
                 continue
 
             if isinstance(frame, AudioRawFrame):
+                logger.info("websocket_server")
                 await self.push_audio_frame(
                     InputAudioRawFrame(
                         audio=frame.audio,