diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 55b92591a..e77aa2950 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to **Pipecat** will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## Unreleased
+## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Fixed an issue that would cause system frames to not be processed with higher
   priority than other frames. This could cause slower interruption times.
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed an issue where retrying a websocket connection error would result in an
+  error.
+
 ### Other
 
 - Added foundational example `15a-switch-languages.py` to release evals. It is
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/websocket_service.py b/src/pipecat/services/websocket_service.py
index ff4f67dd3..17a911366 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/websocket_service.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/websocket_service.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from typing import Awaitable, Callable, Optional
 
 import websockets
 from loguru import logger
+from websockets.exceptions import ConnectionClosedOK
 from websockets.protocol import State
 
 from pipecat.frames.frames import ErrorFrame
@@ -82,12 +83,10 @@ class WebsocketService(ABC):
             try:
                 await self._receive_messages()
                 retry_count = 0  # Reset counter on successful message receive
-                if self._websocket and self._websocket.state is State.CLOSED:
-                    raise websockets.ConnectionClosedOK(
-                        self._websocket.close_rcvd,
-                        self._websocket.close_sent,
-                        self._websocket.close_rcvd_then_sent,
-                    )
+            except ConnectionClosedOK as e:
+                # Normal closure, don't retry
+                logger.debug(f"{self} connection closed normally: {e}")
+                break
             except Exception as e:
                 message = f"{self} error receiving messages: {e}"
                 logger.error(message)