diff --git a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/RtcSession.cs b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/RtcSession.cs
index e6d5ce9c..d3cb74e7 100644
--- a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/RtcSession.cs
+++ b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/RtcSession.cs
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ public async Task StopAsync(string reason = "")
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    _logs.Error($"Failed to send final stats on leave: {e.Message}");
+                    _logs.Warning($"Failed to send final stats on leave: {e.Message}");
                 }
 
 #if STREAM_DEBUG_ENABLED
diff --git a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/WebSockets/SfuWebSocket.cs b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/WebSockets/SfuWebSocket.cs
index 60030a9b..9d22123e 100644
--- a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/WebSockets/SfuWebSocket.cs
+++ b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/WebSockets/SfuWebSocket.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public void SendLeaveCallRequest(string reason = "")
 
             if (reason == null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(reason)} is null.");
+                reason = "reason not provided";
             }
             
 #if STREAM_DEBUG_ENABLED
@@ -298,15 +298,22 @@ protected override async Task OnDisconnectingAsync(string closeMessage)
             
             using (new TimeLogScope("Sending leave call request", Logs.Info))
             {
-                SendLeaveCallRequest(closeMessage);
-
-                for (int i = 0; i < 60; i++)
+                try
                 {
-                    if (SendQueueCount > 0)
+                    SendLeaveCallRequest(closeMessage);
+                    
+                    for (int i = 0; i < 60; i++)
                     {
-                        await Task.Delay(5);
+                        if (SendQueueCount > 0)
+                        {
+                            await Task.Delay(5);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    Logs.Warning("Failed to send LeaveCallRequest during disconnect: " + e.Message);
+                }
             }
 
             await base.OnDisconnectingAsync(closeMessage);
diff --git a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/Models/CallSession.cs b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/Models/CallSession.cs
index 8ed29a77..cd79e4cb 100644
--- a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/Models/CallSession.cs
+++ b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/Models/CallSession.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,20 @@ void IStateLoadableFrom<CallSessionResponseInternalDTO, CallSession>.LoadFromDto
             _acceptedBy.TryReplaceValuesFromDto(dto.AcceptedBy);
             EndedAt = dto.EndedAt;
             Id = dto.Id;
-            _participants.TryReplaceTrackedObjects(dto.Participants, cache.CallParticipants);
-            _participantsCountByRole.TryReplaceValuesFromDto(dto.ParticipantsCountByRole);
+            
+            // CallSessionResponseInternalDTO usually (or always?) contains no participants. Participants are updated from the SFU join response
+            // But SFU response can arrive before API response, so we can't override participants here because this clears the list
+            foreach (var dtoParticipant in dto.Participants)
+            {
+                var participant = cache.TryCreateOrUpdate(dtoParticipant);
+                if (!_participants.Contains(participant))
+                {
+                    _participants.Add(participant);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // StreamTODO: figure out how to best handle this. Should we update it from coordinator or only the SFU
+            //_participantsCountByRole.TryReplaceValuesFromDto(dto.ParticipantsCountByRole);
             _rejectedBy.TryReplaceValuesFromDto(dto.RejectedBy);
             StartedAt = dto.StartedAt;
             LiveEndedAt = dto.LiveEndedAt;