diff --git a/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/realtime-handler.test.ts b/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/realtime-handler.test.ts
index d200a994555c..27cdad8b3aac 100644
--- a/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/realtime-handler.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/realtime-handler.test.ts
@@ -1993,17 +1993,20 @@ describe("RealtimeCallHandler path routing", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("restores the prior transcript owner when replacement bridge creation fails", async () => {
+  it("preserves the predecessor when replacement closes with error during creation", async () => {
     const callbacks: RealtimeBridgeRequest[] = [];
+    const oldTriggerGreeting = vi.fn();
     const createBridge = vi.fn((request: RealtimeBridgeRequest) => {
       callbacks.push(request);
       if (callbacks.length === 1) {
-        return makeBridge();
+        return makeBridge({ triggerGreeting: oldTriggerGreeting });
       }
       request.onTranscript?.("user", "Failed ", false);
+      request.onClose?.("error");
       throw new Error("replacement bridge failed");
     });
     const processEvent = vi.fn();
+    const hangupCall = vi.fn(async () => {});
     const sharedCallSid = "CA-transcript-rollback";
     const call = makeCallRecord(sharedCallSid);
     const handler = makeHandler(undefined, {
@@ -2011,6 +2014,7 @@ describe("RealtimeCallHandler path routing", () => {
         getCallByProviderCallId: vi.fn(() => call),
         processEvent,
       },
+      provider: { hangupCall },
       realtimeProvider: makeRealtimeProvider(createBridge),
     });
     const oldServer = await startRealtimeServer(handler);
@@ -2043,6 +2047,17 @@ describe("RealtimeCallHandler path routing", () => {
           expect(createBridge).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
         });
 
+        expect(handler.speak(call.callId, "Continue the existing call.")).toEqual({
+          success: true,
+        });
+        expect(oldTriggerGreeting).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Continue the existing call.");
+        expect(hangupCall).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(
+          processEvent.mock.calls
+            .map(([event]) => event as NormalizedEvent)
+            .filter((event) => event.type === "call.ended"),
+        ).toHaveLength(0);
+
         callbacks[0]?.onTranscript?.("user", "caller", true);
         await waitForRealtimeTest(() => {
           expect(
diff --git a/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/realtime-handler.ts b/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/realtime-handler.ts
index e8db0cb850c6..25b534c54470 100644
--- a/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/realtime-handler.ts
+++ b/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/realtime-handler.ts
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ export class RealtimeCallHandler {
       typeof this.providerConfig.interruptResponseOnInputAudio === "boolean"
         ? this.providerConfig.interruptResponseOnInputAudio
         : undefined;
+    const hadPredecessorOnAdmission = this.activeBridgesByCallId.has(callId);
     // Providers may close synchronously before createBridge returns; no consult can exist yet.
     const nativeConsultOwner: { current?: ActiveRealtimeVoiceBridge } = {};
     // Provisional ownership accepts callbacks fired during createBridge. Commit
@@ -1014,7 +1015,12 @@ export class RealtimeCallHandler {
         if (ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
           ws.close(1011, "Bridge disconnected");
         }
-        if (owner && !ownsCallState) {
+        // A provisional replacement may fail before its bridge owner is assigned.
+        // The active predecessor still owns call termination until creation succeeds.
+        if (
+          (owner && !ownsCallState) ||
+          (!owner && hadPredecessorOnAdmission && this.activeBridgesByCallId.has(callId))
+        ) {
           return;
         }
         emitCallEnd("error");