diff --git a/voicebot-rt/app-google-cloud/index.js b/voicebot-rt/app-google-cloud/index.js
index 4346c69..99ef954 100644
--- a/voicebot-rt/app-google-cloud/index.js
+++ b/voicebot-rt/app-google-cloud/index.js
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ const PACKET_TYPES = {
     'ERROR': 0xff     // Error notification
 };
 
+// ====================================
+// Socket State Management
+// Tracks the state of the socket connection
+// ====================================
+function isSocketActive(socket) {
+    return socket && !socket.destroyed && socket.writable;
+}
+
 // ====================================
 // Packet Handler
 // Processes incoming packets based on their type
@@ -47,22 +55,40 @@ function handlePacket(socket, audioStream, packet) {
 
     switch (packetType) {
         case PACKET_TYPES.TERMINATE:
-            console.log('Terminate packet received. Closing connection.');
-            socket.end();
+            console.log('Terminate packet received. Initiating graceful shutdown.');
+            // Clean up streams and pending operations
+            if (audioStream) {
+                audioStream.end();
+            }
+            
+            // Set a flag to prevent new operations
+            socket.isTerminating = true;
+            
+            // Give time for pending operations to complete
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                if (isSocketActive(socket)) {
+                    socket.end();
+                }
+            }, 1000);
             break;
 
         case PACKET_TYPES.UUID:
+            if (!isSocketActive(socket)) return;
             const uuid = toUUID(packet.slice(3, 19).toString('hex'));
             socket.uuid = uuid;
             console.log('UUID packet received: ' + uuid);
             break;
 
         case PACKET_TYPES.AUDIO:
+            if (!isSocketActive(socket) || socket.isTerminating) return;
             const audioData = packet.slice(3, 3 + packetLength);
-            audioStream.write(audioData);
+            if (audioStream && !audioStream.destroyed) {
+                audioStream.write(audioData);
+            }
             break;
 
         case PACKET_TYPES.ERROR:
+            if (!isSocketActive(socket)) return;
             const errorCode = packetLength > 0 ? packet.readUInt8(3) : null;
             console.log('Error packet received with code: ' + errorCode);
             break;
@@ -72,6 +98,17 @@ function handlePacket(socket, audioStream, packet) {
     }
 }
 
+// Safe write function to prevent write-after-end errors
+function safeSocketWrite(socket, data) {
+    if (isSocketActive(socket) && !socket.isTerminating) {
+        try {
+            socket.write(data);
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error('Error writing to socket:', err);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // ====================================
 // Main Server Implementation
 // Creates and manages the TCP server that handles client connections
@@ -177,7 +214,7 @@ const server = net.createServer(async socket => {
                 header.writeUInt16BE(chunk.length, 1);
 
                 const packet = Buffer.concat([header, chunk]);
-                socket.write(packet);
+                safeSocketWrite(socket, packet);
                 await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 20));
             }
         } catch (error) {