diff --git a/apps/client/src/components/voice-provider/index.tsx b/apps/client/src/components/voice-provider/index.tsx
index ca35906..0bed86b 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/components/voice-provider/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/components/voice-provider/index.tsx
@@ -415,79 +415,105 @@ const VoiceProvider = memo(({ children }: TVoiceProviderProps) => {
     let rnnoiseNode: AudioWorkletNode | undefined;
     let gateNode: AudioWorkletNode | undefined;
 
-    if (useDeepFilterNet) {
-      const deepFilterSuppression = sensitivityToDeepFilterLevel(
-        devices.voiceSensitivity ?? 70
-      );
-      await withDeepFilterFetchProxy(async () => {
-        deepFilterCore = new DeepFilterNet3Core({
-          sampleRate: 48000,
-          noiseReductionLevel: deepFilterSuppression,
-          assetConfig: {
-            cdnUrl: DEEPFILTER_LOCAL_CDN_URL
-          }
-        });
-        await deepFilterCore.initialize();
-        deepFilterNode = await deepFilterCore.createAudioWorkletNode(ctx);
-      });
-      if (!deepFilterNode) {
-        throw new Error('DeepFilterNet worklet node was not created');
+    const cleanupLocalProcessing = async () => {
+      try {
+        gateNode?.disconnect();
+        rnnoiseNode?.disconnect();
+        deepFilterNode?.disconnect();
+        source.disconnect();
+        dest.disconnect();
+        deepFilterCore?.destroy?.();
+      } catch {
+        // ignore cleanup failures
       }
-      // Apply again after node creation; pre-node setSuppressionLevel is a no-op.
-      deepFilterCore?.setSuppressionLevel(deepFilterSuppression);
-      current.connect(deepFilterNode);
-      current = deepFilterNode;
-    }
 
-    if (useRnnoise) {
-      await ctx.audioWorklet.addModule(NoiseSuppressorWorklet);
-      rnnoiseNode = new AudioWorkletNode(ctx, NoiseSuppressorWorklet_Name);
-      current.connect(rnnoiseNode);
-      current = rnnoiseNode;
-    }
-
-    if (useKeyboardSuppression) {
-      await ctx.audioWorklet.addModule(KeyboardNoiseGateWorklet);
-      gateNode = new AudioWorkletNode(ctx, 'keyboard-noise-gate-processor', {
-        parameterData: {
-          threshold: sensitivityToThreshold(devices.voiceSensitivity ?? 70),
-          floor: 0.04,
-          attack: 0.65,
-          release: 0.985
+      try {
+        if (ctx.state !== 'closed') {
+          await ctx.close();
         }
-      });
-      current.connect(gateNode);
-      current = gateNode;
-    }
-
-    current.connect(dest);
-
-    audioProcessingRef.current = {
-      ctx,
-      source,
-      deepFilterNode,
-      deepFilterCore,
-      rnnoiseNode,
-      gateNode,
-      dest,
-      input
+      } catch {
+        // ignore context close failures
+      }
     };
 
-    const chain = [
-      useDeepFilterNet ? 'DeepFilterNet' : '',
-      useRnnoise ? 'RNNoise' : '',
-      useKeyboardSuppression ? 'Keyboard Gate' : ''
-    ]
-      .filter(Boolean)
-      .join(' + ');
+    try {
+      if (useDeepFilterNet) {
+        const deepFilterSuppression = sensitivityToDeepFilterLevel(
+          devices.voiceSensitivity ?? 70
+        );
+        await withDeepFilterFetchProxy(async () => {
+          deepFilterCore = new DeepFilterNet3Core({
+            sampleRate: 48000,
+            noiseReductionLevel: deepFilterSuppression,
+            assetConfig: {
+              cdnUrl: DEEPFILTER_LOCAL_CDN_URL
+            }
+          });
+          await deepFilterCore.initialize();
+          deepFilterNode = await deepFilterCore.createAudioWorkletNode(ctx);
+        });
+        if (!deepFilterNode) {
+          throw new Error('DeepFilterNet worklet node was not created');
+        }
+        // Apply again after node creation; pre-node setSuppressionLevel is a no-op.
+        deepFilterCore?.setSuppressionLevel(deepFilterSuppression);
+        current.connect(deepFilterNode);
+        current = deepFilterNode;
+      }
 
-    setMicProcessingStatus({
-      active: true,
-      chain: chain || 'none',
-      note: 'Client-side processing active'
-    });
+      if (useRnnoise) {
+        await ctx.audioWorklet.addModule(NoiseSuppressorWorklet);
+        rnnoiseNode = new AudioWorkletNode(ctx, NoiseSuppressorWorklet_Name);
+        current.connect(rnnoiseNode);
+        current = rnnoiseNode;
+      }
 
-    return dest.stream;
+      if (useKeyboardSuppression) {
+        await ctx.audioWorklet.addModule(KeyboardNoiseGateWorklet);
+        gateNode = new AudioWorkletNode(ctx, 'keyboard-noise-gate-processor', {
+          parameterData: {
+            threshold: sensitivityToThreshold(devices.voiceSensitivity ?? 70),
+            floor: 0.04,
+            attack: 0.65,
+            release: 0.985
+          }
+        });
+        current.connect(gateNode);
+        current = gateNode;
+      }
+
+      current.connect(dest);
+
+      audioProcessingRef.current = {
+        ctx,
+        source,
+        deepFilterNode,
+        deepFilterCore,
+        rnnoiseNode,
+        gateNode,
+        dest,
+        input
+      };
+
+      const chain = [
+        useDeepFilterNet ? 'DeepFilterNet' : '',
+        useRnnoise ? 'RNNoise' : '',
+        useKeyboardSuppression ? 'Keyboard Gate' : ''
+      ]
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .join(' + ');
+
+      setMicProcessingStatus({
+        active: true,
+        chain: chain || 'none',
+        note: 'Client-side processing active'
+      });
+
+      return dest.stream;
+    } catch (err) {
+      await cleanupLocalProcessing();
+      throw err;
+    }
   }, [devices.noiseSuppressionDeepFilterNet, devices.noiseSuppressionRnnoise, devices.keyboardSuppression, devices.voiceSensitivity, cleanupAudioProcessing]);
 
   const acquireMicStream = useCallback(async (): Promise<{ stream: MediaStream; track: MediaStreamTrack; raw: MediaStream }> => {
@@ -537,7 +563,7 @@ const VoiceProvider = memo(({ children }: TVoiceProviderProps) => {
       stopRawMic();
       rawMicStreamRef.current = raw;
 
-            if (track) {
+      if (track) {
         logVoice('Obtained audio track', { audioTrack: track });
 
         localAudioProducer.current = await producerTransport.current?.produce({