diff --git a/runner/app/live/pipelines/comfyui.py b/runner/app/live/pipelines/comfyui.py
index c06c2e0e3..942ab0f10 100644
--- a/runner/app/live/pipelines/comfyui.py
+++ b/runner/app/live/pipelines/comfyui.py
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import os
 import json
 import torch
-import asyncio
 import numpy as np
 from PIL import Image
 from typing import Union
 from pydantic import BaseModel, field_validator
 import pathlib
+import av
 
 from .interface import Pipeline
-from comfystream.client import ComfyStreamClient
-from trickle import VideoFrame, VideoOutput
+from comfystream.pipeline import Pipeline as ComfyStreamPipeline
+from trickle import VideoFrame, VideoOutput, AudioFrame, AudioOutput
 
 import logging
 
@@ -52,52 +52,61 @@ def validate_prompt(cls, v) -> dict:
 class ComfyUI(Pipeline):
     def __init__(self):
         comfy_ui_workspace = os.getenv(COMFY_UI_WORKSPACE_ENV)
-        self.client = ComfyStreamClient(cwd=comfy_ui_workspace)
+        self.comfystream = ComfyStreamPipeline(width=512, height=512, cwd=comfy_ui_workspace)
         self.params: ComfyUIParams
-        self.video_incoming_frames: asyncio.Queue[VideoOutput] = asyncio.Queue()
 
     async def initialize(self, **params):
         new_params = ComfyUIParams(**params)
         logging.info(f"Initializing ComfyUI Pipeline with prompt: {new_params.prompt}")
-        # TODO: currently its a single prompt, but need to support multiple prompts
-        await self.client.set_prompts([new_params.prompt])
+        await self.comfystream.set_prompts([new_params.prompt])
         self.params = new_params
 
         # Warm up the pipeline
-        dummy_frame = VideoFrame(None, 0, 0)
-        dummy_frame.side_data.input = torch.randn(1, 512, 512, 3)
-
-        for _ in range(WARMUP_RUNS):
-            self.client.put_video_input(dummy_frame)
-            _ = await self.client.get_video_output()
+        await self.comfystream.warm_video()
         logging.info("Pipeline initialization and warmup complete")
 
     async def put_video_frame(self, frame: VideoFrame, request_id: str):
-        image_np = np.array(frame.image.convert("RGB")).astype(np.float32) / 255.0
-        frame.side_data.input = torch.tensor(image_np).unsqueeze(0)
-        frame.side_data.skipped = True
-        self.client.put_video_input(frame)
-        await self.video_incoming_frames.put(VideoOutput(frame, request_id))
-
-    async def get_processed_video_frame(self):
-        result_tensor = await self.client.get_video_output()
-        out = await self.video_incoming_frames.get()
-        while out.frame.side_data.skipped:
-            out = await self.video_incoming_frames.get()
-
-        result_tensor = result_tensor.squeeze(0)
-        result_image_np = (result_tensor * 255).byte()
-        result_image = Image.fromarray(result_image_np.cpu().numpy())
-        return out.replace_image(result_image)
+        await self.comfystream.put_video_frame(self._convert_to_av_frame(frame), request_id)
+
+    async def put_audio_frame(self, frame: AudioFrame, request_id: str):
+        await self.comfystream.put_audio_frame(self._convert_to_av_frame(frame), request_id)
+
+    async def get_processed_video_frame(self) -> VideoOutput:
+        av_frame = await self.comfystream.get_processed_video_frame()
+        video_frame = VideoFrame.from_av_video(av_frame)
+        return VideoOutput(video_frame, av_frame.side_data.request_id)
+
+    async def get_processed_audio_frame(self) -> AudioOutput:
+        av_frame = await self.comfystream.get_processed_audio_frame()
+        audio_frame = AudioFrame.from_av_audio(av_frame)
+        return AudioOutput(audio_frame, av_frame.side_data.request_id)
 
     async def update_params(self, **params):
         new_params = ComfyUIParams(**params)
         logging.info(f"Updating ComfyUI Pipeline Prompt: {new_params.prompt}")
-        # TODO: currently its a single prompt, but need to support multiple prompts
-        await self.client.update_prompts([new_params.prompt])
+        await self.comfystream.update_prompts([new_params.prompt])
         self.params = new_params
 
     async def stop(self):
         logging.info("Stopping ComfyUI pipeline")
-        await self.client.cleanup()
+        await self.comfystream.cleanup()
         logging.info("ComfyUI pipeline stopped")
+
+    def _convert_to_av_frame(self, frame: Union[VideoFrame, AudioFrame]) -> Union[av.VideoFrame, av.AudioFrame]:
+        """Convert trickle frame to av frame"""
+        if isinstance(frame, VideoFrame):
+            av_frame = av.VideoFrame.from_ndarray(
+                np.array(frame.image.convert("RGB")), 
+                format='rgb24'
+            )
+        elif isinstance(frame, AudioFrame):
+            av_frame = av.AudioFrame.from_ndarray(
+                frame.samples.reshape(-1, 1),
+                layout='mono',
+                rate=frame.rate
+            )
+        
+        # Common frame properties
+        av_frame.pts = frame.timestamp
+        av_frame.time_base = frame.time_base
+        return av_frame
diff --git a/runner/app/live/pipelines/noop.py b/runner/app/live/pipelines/noop.py
index a2b603d5c..35d6a8ca6 100644
--- a/runner/app/live/pipelines/noop.py
+++ b/runner/app/live/pipelines/noop.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ async def put_video_frame(self, frame: VideoFrame, request_id: str):
   async def get_processed_video_frame(self) -> VideoOutput:
     out = await self.frame_queue.get()
     processed_frame = out.image.convert("RGB")
-    return out.replace_image(processed_frame)
+    return VideoOutput(out.frame.replace_image(processed_frame), out.request_id)
 
   async def initialize(self, **params):
     logging.info(f"Initializing Noop pipeline with params: {params}")
diff --git a/runner/app/live/streamer/process.py b/runner/app/live/streamer/process.py
index dcdca0b4e..7ffe3b40c 100644
--- a/runner/app/live/streamer/process.py
+++ b/runner/app/live/streamer/process.py
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ def get_recent_logs(self, n=None) -> list[str]:
 
     def process_loop(self):
         self._setup_logging()
-        pipeline = None
 
         # Ensure CUDA environment is available inside the subprocess.
         # Multiprocessing (spawn mode) does not inherit environment variables by default,
@@ -146,6 +145,7 @@ def _handle_logging_params(self, params: dict) -> dict:
 
     async def _initialize_pipeline(self):
         try:
+            pipeline = None
             stream_id = ""
             params = {}
             try:
diff --git a/runner/app/live/streamer/streamer.py b/runner/app/live/streamer/streamer.py
index ae6f902af..b857754d7 100644
--- a/runner/app/live/streamer/streamer.py
+++ b/runner/app/live/streamer/streamer.py
@@ -55,11 +55,13 @@ async def start(self, params: dict):
             run_in_background("ingress_loop", self.run_ingress_loop()),
             run_in_background("egress_loop", self.run_egress_loop()),
             run_in_background("report_status_loop", self.report_status_loop()),
-            run_in_background("control_loop", self.run_control_loop()),
+            run_in_background("control_loop", self.run_control_loop())
         ]
         # auxiliary tasks that are not critical to the supervisor, but which we want to run
         # TODO: maybe remove this since we had to move the control loop to main tasks
-        self.auxiliary_tasks: list[asyncio.Task] = []
+        self.auxiliary_tasks = [
+            
+        ]
         self.tasks_supervisor_task = run_in_background(
             "tasks_supervisor", self.tasks_supervisor()
         )
diff --git a/runner/app/live/trickle/frame.py b/runner/app/live/trickle/frame.py
index 9101a8e4d..963d1585a 100644
--- a/runner/app/live/trickle/frame.py
+++ b/runner/app/live/trickle/frame.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class SideData:
     """
     skipped: bool = True
     input: Image.Image | np.ndarray | None
+    request_id: str = ''
 
 class InputFrame:
     """
diff --git a/runner/docker/Dockerfile.live-base-comfyui b/runner/docker/Dockerfile.live-base-comfyui
index 74b1b2811..31733ad05 100644
--- a/runner/docker/Dockerfile.live-base-comfyui
+++ b/runner/docker/Dockerfile.live-base-comfyui
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BASE_IMAGE=livepeer/comfyui-base@sha256:4435bad85c3a2fce2b491135bee49eedb8edbd8bdf5d124cb0a95a1d4ecb6856
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=livepeer/comfyui-base@sha256:9364f249297ea9aebc053f361a41efa78ce0fbbb15b73b4a73215f3edb8ada2f
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------