diff --git a/services/ai_voice_runtime_service/app.py b/services/ai_voice_runtime_service/app.py
index 284d035..a037024 100644
--- a/services/ai_voice_runtime_service/app.py
+++ b/services/ai_voice_runtime_service/app.py
@@ -1335,6 +1335,27 @@ def _process_voice_ai_turn_sync(
     payload: VoiceAITurnIn,
     *,
     auto_handoff: bool,
+) -> VoiceAITurnDecisionOut:
+    last_exc: Exception | None = None
+    for attempt in range(2):
+        try:
+            return _process_voice_ai_turn_sync_once(session_id, payload, auto_handoff=auto_handoff)
+        except HTTPException as exc:
+            if attempt == 0 and exc.status_code == 502 and "deadlock detected" in str(exc.detail).lower():
+                logging.getLogger(__name__).warning("voice_turn_deadlock_retry session_id=%s", session_id)
+                last_exc = exc
+                continue
+            raise
+    if last_exc is not None:
+        raise last_exc
+    raise RuntimeError("unreachable")
+
+
+def _process_voice_ai_turn_sync_once(
+    session_id: str,
+    payload: VoiceAITurnIn,
+    *,
+    auto_handoff: bool,
 ) -> VoiceAITurnDecisionOut:
     session = get_session()
     voice_session = None