diff --git a/examples/freeze-test/client/src/app.ts b/examples/freeze-test/client/src/app.ts
index 2e8315539..7b565ea71 100644
--- a/examples/freeze-test/client/src/app.ts
+++ b/examples/freeze-test/client/src/app.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,17 @@ class WebsocketClientApp {
       const startTime = Date.now();
 
       this.recordingSerializer = new RecordingSerializer()
-      const transport = this.ENABLE_RECORDING_MODE ? new WebSocketTransport({serializer: this.recordingSerializer}) : new WebSocketTransport();
+      const transport = this.ENABLE_RECORDING_MODE ?
+          new WebSocketTransport({
+            serializer: this.recordingSerializer,
+            recorderSampleRate: 8000,
+            playerSampleRate:8000
+          }) :
+          new WebSocketTransport({
+            serializer: new ProtobufFrameSerializer(),
+            recorderSampleRate: 8000,
+            playerSampleRate:8000
+          });
       this.websocketTransport = transport
 
       const RTVIConfig: RTVIClientOptions = {
diff --git a/examples/freeze-test/env.example b/examples/freeze-test/env.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a94b2eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/freeze-test/env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+SENTRY_DSN=
+DEEPGRAM_API_KEY=
+CARTESIA_API_KEY=
+OPENAI_API_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/freeze-test/freeze_test_bot.py b/examples/freeze-test/freeze_test_bot.py
index 52ef5fc89..8ce3df17a 100644
--- a/examples/freeze-test/freeze_test_bot.py
+++ b/examples/freeze-test/freeze_test_bot.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, WebSocket
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse
 from loguru import logger
-from pipecat_ai_small_webrtc_prebuilt.frontend import SmallWebRTCPrebuiltUI
 
 from pipecat.audio.vad.silero import SileroVADAnalyzer
 from pipecat.frames.frames import (
@@ -27,11 +26,13 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     Frame,
     InterimTranscriptionFrame,
     LLMFullResponseEndFrame,
+    LLMMessagesFrame,
     StartFrame,
     StartInterruptionFrame,
     StopFrame,
     StopInterruptionFrame,
     TranscriptionFrame,
+    TTSSpeakFrame,
     UserStartedSpeakingFrame,
     UserStoppedSpeakingFrame,
 )
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ from pipecat.processors.aggregators.openai_llm_context import (
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection, FrameProcessor
 from pipecat.processors.frameworks.rtvi import RTVIConfig, RTVIProcessor
 from pipecat.processors.metrics.sentry import SentryMetrics
+from pipecat.processors.user_idle_processor import UserIdleProcessor
 from pipecat.serializers.protobuf import ProtobufFrameSerializer
 from pipecat.services.cartesia.tts import CartesiaTTSService
 from pipecat.services.deepgram.stt import DeepgramSTTService
@@ -78,9 +80,6 @@ app.add_middleware(
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
 
-# Mount the frontend at /
-app.mount("/client", SmallWebRTCPrebuiltUI)
-
 
 class SimulateFreezeInput(FrameProcessor):
     def __init__(
@@ -188,6 +187,37 @@ async def run_example(websocket_client):
 
     stt = DeepgramSTTService(api_key=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY"))
 
+    async def handle_user_idle(user_idle: UserIdleProcessor, retry_count: int) -> bool:
+        if retry_count == 1:
+            # First attempt: Add a gentle prompt to the conversation
+            messages.append(
+                {
+                    "role": "system",
+                    "content": "The user has been quiet. Politely and briefly ask if they're still there.",
+                }
+            )
+            await user_idle.push_frame(LLMMessagesFrame(messages))
+            return True
+        elif retry_count == 2:
+            # Second attempt: More direct prompt
+            messages.append(
+                {
+                    "role": "system",
+                    "content": "The user is still inactive. Ask if they'd like to continue our conversation.",
+                }
+            )
+            await user_idle.push_frame(LLMMessagesFrame(messages))
+            return True
+        else:
+            # Third attempt: End the conversation
+            await user_idle.push_frame(
+                TTSSpeakFrame("It seems like you're busy right now. Have a nice day!")
+            )
+            await task.queue_frame(EndFrame())
+            return False
+
+    user_idle = UserIdleProcessor(callback=handle_user_idle, timeout=10.0)
+
     tts = CartesiaTTSService(
         api_key=os.getenv("CARTESIA_API_KEY"),
         voice_id="71a7ad14-091c-4e8e-a314-022ece01c121",  # British Reading Lady
@@ -222,6 +252,7 @@ async def run_example(websocket_client):
                     stt,
                 ],
             ),
+            user_idle,
             rtvi,
             context_aggregator.user(),  # User responses
             llm,  # LLM
@@ -238,6 +269,8 @@ async def run_example(websocket_client):
             enable_metrics=True,
             enable_usage_metrics=True,
             report_only_initial_ttfb=True,
+            audio_in_sample_rate=8000,
+            audio_out_sample_rate=8000,
         ),
         idle_timeout_secs=120,
         observers=[
@@ -249,6 +282,10 @@ async def run_example(websocket_client):
                     # LLMTextFrame: None,
                     OpenAILLMContextFrame: None,
                     LLMFullResponseEndFrame: None,
+                    UserStartedSpeakingFrame: None,
+                    UserStoppedSpeakingFrame: None,
+                    StartInterruptionFrame: None,
+                    StopInterruptionFrame: None,
                 },
                 exclude_fields={
                     "result",
diff --git a/examples/freeze-test/requirements.txt b/examples/freeze-test/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e3d7f12f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/freeze-test/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+python-dotenv
+fastapi[all]
+uvicorn
+pipecat-ai[silero,websocket,openai, deepgram, cartesia, sentry]