diff --git a/.changeset/brown-plants-search.md b/.changeset/brown-plants-search.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c39431c3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brown-plants-search.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"livekit-agents": patch
+---
+
+fix uninitialized SpeechHandle error on interruption 
diff --git a/livekit-agents/livekit/agents/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.py b/livekit-agents/livekit/agents/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.py
index 18d0b8cb2..f30c7cb9a 100644
--- a/livekit-agents/livekit/agents/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.py
+++ b/livekit-agents/livekit/agents/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.py
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ def _commit_user_question_if_needed() -> None:
         _commit_user_question_if_needed()
 
         collected_text = speech_handle.synthesis_handle.tts_forwarder.played_text
-        interrupted = speech_handle.synthesis_handle.interrupted
+        interrupted = speech_handle.interrupted
         is_using_tools = isinstance(speech_handle.source, LLMStream) and len(
             speech_handle.source.function_calls
         )
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ def _interrupt_if_possible(self) -> None:
         if (
             self._playing_speech is None
             or not self._playing_speech.allow_interruptions
-            or self._playing_speech.synthesis_handle.interrupted
+            or self._playing_speech.interrupted
         ):
             return