diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa2ab6ee..2897d8e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 - ⬆️(mail) bump @html-to/text-cli from 0.6.0 to 0.6.1
 - 🐛(frontend) treat client-initiated connect aborts as events
 - 🐛(frontend) use state instead of a ref for MoreControls container
+- 🐛(frontend) stop init_virtual_background from firing on blur updates
 
 ## [1.27.0] - 2026-08-14
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/blur/BackgroundCustomProcessor.ts b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/blur/BackgroundCustomProcessor.ts
index 9259a961..73896e7a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/blur/BackgroundCustomProcessor.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/blur/BackgroundCustomProcessor.ts
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ export class BackgroundCustomProcessor implements BackgroundProcessorInterface {
 
   _initVirtualBackgroundImage() {
     if (this.options.type !== 'virtual') {
-      throw new Error(
-        'Virtual background is only supported for virtual background'
-      )
+      return
     }
 
     const needsUpdate =