diff --git a/changelog/3233.fixed.md b/changelog/3233.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f17fd765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/3233.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Improved error handling in `ElevenLabsRealtimeSTTService`
+- Fixed an issue in `ElevenLabsRealtimeSTTService` causing an infinite loop that blocks the process if the websocket disconnects due to an error
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diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/elevenlabs/stt.py b/src/pipecat/services/elevenlabs/stt.py
index 5fa04d1c1..8169faa99 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/elevenlabs/stt.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/elevenlabs/stt.py
@@ -690,8 +690,8 @@ class ElevenLabsRealtimeSTTService(WebsocketSTTService):
             return self._websocket
         raise Exception("Websocket not connected")
 
-    async def _process_messages(self):
-        """Process incoming WebSocket messages."""
+    async def _receive_messages(self):
+        """Continuously receive and process WebSocket messages."""
         async for message in self._get_websocket():
             try:
                 data = json.loads(message)
@@ -700,13 +700,6 @@ class ElevenLabsRealtimeSTTService(WebsocketSTTService):
                 logger.warning(f"Received non-JSON message: {message}")
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(f"Error processing message: {e}")
-
-    async def _receive_messages(self):
-        """Continuously receive and process WebSocket messages."""
-        try:
-            await self._process_messages()
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.warning(f"{self} WebSocket connection closed: {e}")
             # Connection closed, will reconnect on next audio chunk
 
     async def _process_response(self, data: dict):
@@ -729,21 +722,24 @@ class ElevenLabsRealtimeSTTService(WebsocketSTTService):
         elif message_type == "committed_transcript_with_timestamps":
             await self._on_committed_transcript_with_timestamps(data)
 
-        elif message_type == "error":
-            error_msg = data.get("error", "Unknown error")
-            logger.error(f"ElevenLabs error: {error_msg}")
+        elif message_type in (
+            "error",
+            "auth_error",
+            "quota_exceeded_error",
+            "transcriber_error",
+            "input_error",
+            "commit_throttled",
+            "transcriber_error",
+            "unaccepted_terms_error",
+            "rate_limited",
+            "queue_overflow",
+            "resource_exhausted",
+            "session_time_limit_exceeded",
+            "chunk_size_exceeded",
+            "insufficient_audio_activity",
+        ):
+            error_msg = data.get("error", f"Unknown error - {message_type}")
             await self.push_error(error_msg=f"Error: {error_msg}")
-
-        elif message_type == "auth_error":
-            error_msg = data.get("error", "Authentication error")
-            logger.error(f"ElevenLabs auth error: {error_msg}")
-            await self.push_error(error_msg=f"Auth error: {error_msg}")
-
-        elif message_type == "quota_exceeded_error":
-            error_msg = data.get("error", "Quota exceeded")
-            logger.error(f"ElevenLabs quota exceeded: {error_msg}")
-            await self.push_error(error_msg=f"Quota exceeded: {error_msg}")
-
         else:
             logger.debug(f"Unknown message type: {message_type}")