diff --git a/examples/foundational/55zb-update-settings-inworld-tts.py b/examples/foundational/55zb-update-settings-inworld-tts.py
index d9947c196..f8a66bdd8 100644
--- a/examples/foundational/55zb-update-settings-inworld-tts.py
+++ b/examples/foundational/55zb-update-settings-inworld-tts.py
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ async def run_bot(transport: BaseTransport, runner_args: RunnerArguments):
         await task.queue_frames([LLMRunFrame()])
 
         await asyncio.sleep(10)
-        logger.info("Updating Inworld TTS settings: speaking_rate=1.3, temperature=0.8")
+        logger.info("Updating Inworld TTS settings: speaking_rate=1.5, temperature=0.8")
         await task.queue_frame(
-            TTSUpdateSettingsFrame(update=InworldTTSSettings(speaking_rate=1.3, temperature=0.8))
+            TTSUpdateSettingsFrame(update=InworldTTSSettings(speaking_rate=1.5, temperature=0.8))
         )
 
     @transport.event_handler("on_client_disconnected")
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/inworld/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/inworld/tts.py
index acc6187cb..fea30f3a1 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/inworld/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/inworld/tts.py
@@ -184,25 +184,6 @@ class InworldHttpTTSService(WordTTSService):
         """
         return True
 
-    async def _update_settings(self, update: TTSSettings) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """Apply a settings update.
-
-        Settings are stored but not applied to the active connection.
-        """
-        changed = await super()._update_settings(update)
-
-        if not changed:
-            return changed
-
-        # TODO: someday we could reconnect here to apply updated settings.
-        # Code might look something like the below:
-        # await self._disconnect()
-        # await self._connect()
-
-        self._warn_unhandled_updated_settings(changed)
-
-        return changed
-
     async def start(self, frame: StartFrame):
         """Start the Inworld TTS service.
 
@@ -756,6 +737,21 @@ class InworldTTSService(AudioContextWordTTSService):
 
         await self._disconnect_websocket()
 
+    async def _update_settings(self, update: TTSSettings) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Apply a settings update.
+
+        Settings are stored but not applied to the active connection.
+        """
+        changed = await super()._update_settings(update)
+
+        if not changed:
+            return changed
+
+        await self._disconnect()
+        await self._connect()
+
+        return changed
+
     async def _connect_websocket(self):
         """Connect to the Inworld WebSocket TTS service.