diff --git a/packages/embed-react/package.json b/packages/embed-react/package.json
index d8d5d794..1d39d5e0 100644
--- a/packages/embed-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/embed-react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@humeai/voice-embed-react",
-  "version": "0.2.0-beta.1",
+  "version": "0.2.0-beta.2",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "module": "./dist/index.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/embed/package.json b/packages/embed/package.json
index 49d6ab04..e08493d0 100644
--- a/packages/embed/package.json
+++ b/packages/embed/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@humeai/voice-embed",
-  "version": "0.2.0-beta.1",
+  "version": "0.2.0-beta.2",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "module": "./dist/index.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index 56c87f8e..5ec13fb8 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@humeai/voice-react",
-  "version": "0.2.0-beta.1",
+  "version": "0.2.0-beta.2",
   "description": "",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "module": "./dist/index.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/react/src/lib/useVoiceClient.ts b/packages/react/src/lib/useVoiceClient.ts
index af4116de..0c6e5cc3 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/lib/useVoiceClient.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/lib/useVoiceClient.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export const useVoiceClient = (props: {
   const sendSessionSettings = useCallback(
     (sessionSettings: Hume.empathicVoice.SessionSettings) => {
       if (readyState !== VoiceReadyState.OPEN) {
-        throw new Error('Socket is not open');
+        return;
       }
       client.current?.sendSessionSettings(sessionSettings);
     },
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export const useVoiceClient = (props: {
   const sendAudio = useCallback(
     (arrayBuffer: ArrayBufferLike) => {
       if (readyState !== VoiceReadyState.OPEN) {
-        throw new Error('Socket is not open');
+        return;
       }
       client.current?.socket?.send(arrayBuffer);
     },
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export const useVoiceClient = (props: {
   const sendUserInput = useCallback(
     (text: string) => {
       if (readyState !== VoiceReadyState.OPEN) {
-        throw new Error('Socket is not open');
+        return;
       }
       client.current?.sendUserInput(text);
     },
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export const useVoiceClient = (props: {
   const sendAssistantInput = useCallback(
     (text: string) => {
       if (readyState !== VoiceReadyState.OPEN) {
-        throw new Error('Socket is not open');
+        return;
       }
       client.current?.sendAssistantInput({
         text,
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export const useVoiceClient = (props: {
         | Hume.empathicVoice.ToolErrorMessage,
     ) => {
       if (readyState !== VoiceReadyState.OPEN) {
-        throw new Error('Socket is not open');
+        return;
       }
       if (toolMessage.type === 'tool_error') {
         client.current?.sendToolErrorMessage(toolMessage);
@@ -274,13 +274,14 @@ export const useVoiceClient = (props: {
 
   const sendPauseAssistantMessage = useCallback(() => {
     if (readyState !== VoiceReadyState.OPEN) {
-      throw new Error('Socket is not open');
+      return;
     }
     client.current?.pauseAssistant({});
   }, [readyState]);
+
   const sendResumeAssistantMessage = useCallback(() => {
     if (readyState !== VoiceReadyState.OPEN) {
-      throw new Error('Socket is not open');
+      return;
     }
     client.current?.resumeAssistant({});
   }, [readyState]);