diff --git a/engine/access/rest/websockets/controller.go b/engine/access/rest/websockets/controller.go
index be39606ba44..a1739f204b3 100644
--- a/engine/access/rest/websockets/controller.go
+++ b/engine/access/rest/websockets/controller.go
@@ -220,6 +220,13 @@ func (c *Controller) configureKeepalive() error {
 // keepalive sends a ping message periodically to keep the WebSocket connection alive
 // and avoid timeouts.
 func (c *Controller) keepalive(ctx context.Context) error {
+	defer func() {
+		// gracefully handle panics from github.com/gorilla/websocket
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			c.logger.Warn().Interface("recovered_context", r).Msg("keepalive routine recovered from panic")
+		}
+	}()
+
 	pingTicker := time.NewTicker(PingPeriod)
 	defer pingTicker.Stop()
 
@@ -246,10 +253,12 @@ func (c *Controller) keepalive(ctx context.Context) error {
 // If no messages are sent within InactivityTimeout and no active data providers exist,
 // the connection will be closed.
 func (c *Controller) writeMessages(ctx context.Context) error {
-	inactivityTicker := time.NewTicker(c.inactivityTickerPeriod())
-	defer inactivityTicker.Stop()
-
-	lastMessageSentAt := time.Now()
+	defer func() {
+		// gracefully handle panics from github.com/gorilla/websocket
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			c.logger.Warn().Interface("recovered_context", r).Msg("writer routine recovered from panic")
+		}
+	}()
 
 	defer func() {
 		// drain the channel as some providers may still send data to it after this routine shutdowns
@@ -260,6 +269,11 @@ func (c *Controller) writeMessages(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}()
 	}()
 
+	inactivityTicker := time.NewTicker(c.inactivityTickerPeriod())
+	defer inactivityTicker.Stop()
+
+	lastMessageSentAt := time.Now()
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -308,6 +322,13 @@ func (c *Controller) inactivityTickerPeriod() time.Duration {
 // readMessages continuously reads messages from a client WebSocket connection,
 // validates each message, and processes it based on the message type.
 func (c *Controller) readMessages(ctx context.Context) error {
+	defer func() {
+		// gracefully handle panics from github.com/gorilla/websocket
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			c.logger.Warn().Interface("recovered_context", r).Msg("reader routine recovered from panic")
+		}
+	}()
+
 	for {
 		var message json.RawMessage
 		if err := c.conn.ReadJSON(&message); err != nil {