diff --git a/pkg/service/rtcservice.go b/pkg/service/rtcservice.go
index 653ff80b8..32dfca410 100644
--- a/pkg/service/rtcservice.go
+++ b/pkg/service/rtcservice.go
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ func (s *RTCService) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var cr connectionResult
 	var initialResponse *livekit.SignalResponse
 	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		if err = r.Context().Err(); err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+
 		connectionTimeout := 3 * time.Second * time.Duration(i+1)
 		ctx := utils.ContextWithAttempt(r.Context(), i)
 		cr, initialResponse, err = s.startConnection(ctx, roomName, pi, connectionTimeout)