diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/piper/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/piper/tts.py
index fb7b627cd..53990ff2e 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/piper/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/piper/tts.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from loguru import logger
 from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     ErrorFrame,
     Frame,
+    TTSStoppedFrame,
 )
 from pipecat.services.settings import TTSSettings, _warn_deprecated_param
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import TTSService
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ class PiperHttpTTSService(TTSService):
                     yield ErrorFrame(
                         error=f"Error getting audio (status: {response.status}, error: {error})"
                     )
+                    yield TTSStoppedFrame(context_id=context_id)
                     return
 
                 await self.start_tts_usage_metrics(text)
diff --git a/tests/test_piper_tts.py b/tests/test_piper_tts.py
index 2b1dae577..3b822f07c 100644
--- a/tests/test_piper_tts.py
+++ b/tests/test_piper_tts.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ async def test_run_piper_tts_error(aiohttp_client):
             TTSSpeakFrame(text="Error case.", append_to_context=False),
         ]
 
-        expected_down_frames = [AggregatedTextFrame, TTSStartedFrame, TTSTextFrame, TTSStoppedFrame]
+        expected_down_frames = [AggregatedTextFrame, TTSStartedFrame, TTSStoppedFrame, TTSTextFrame]
 
         expected_up_frames = [ErrorFrame]