diff --git a/litellm/llms/bedrock/realtime/handler.py b/litellm/llms/bedrock/realtime/handler.py
index 43138b2c526..2c1ce6068b2 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/bedrock/realtime/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/bedrock/realtime/handler.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class BedrockRealtime(BaseAWSLLM):
         )
         bedrock_task: Final = asyncio.create_task(collect_logged_events())
 
-        await asyncio.wait((client_task, bedrock_task), return_when=asyncio.FIRST_EXCEPTION)
+        await asyncio.wait((client_task, bedrock_task), return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED)
         client_disconnected: Final = (
             client_task.done() and not client_task.cancelled() and client_task.exception() is None
         )
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/bedrock/realtime/test_bedrock_realtime_handler.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/bedrock/realtime/test_bedrock_realtime_handler.py
index 6c7659d84cd..ac3a43b742f 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/bedrock/realtime/test_bedrock_realtime_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/bedrock/realtime/test_bedrock_realtime_handler.py
@@ -711,6 +711,25 @@ class TestBedrockRealtimeProviderFailurePropagation:
 
         assert stream.input_stream.closed
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_client_disconnect_ends_the_session_while_bedrock_output_stays_open(self, stub_aws_sdk_client):
+        receiver = DrainedThenOpenBedrockReceiver([])
+        stream = ScriptedBedrockStream([], receiver_type=lambda _payloads: receiver)
+        stub_aws_sdk_client["streams"] = [stream]
+
+        await asyncio.wait_for(
+            BedrockRealtime().async_realtime(
+                model="amazon.nova-sonic-v1:0",
+                websocket=RealtimeClientWS(),
+                logging_obj=FakeLogging(),
+                **self.AWS_PARAMS,
+            ),
+            timeout=1,
+        )
+
+        assert receiver.drained.is_set(), "the handler must have been waiting on the open provider stream"
+        assert stream.input_stream.closed
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_session_updated_is_not_sent_before_bedrock_is_ready(self, stub_aws_models):
         handler = BedrockRealtime()