diff --git a/src/livepeer_gateway/channel_reader.py b/src/livepeer_gateway/channel_reader.py
index bc51b6b..4af657d 100644
--- a/src/livepeer_gateway/channel_reader.py
+++ b/src/livepeer_gateway/channel_reader.py
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import logging
 from typing import Any, AsyncIterator
 
+import aiohttp
+
 from .errors import LivepeerGatewayError
 from .trickle_subscriber import TrickleSubscriber
 
+_LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class ChannelReader:
     def __init__(self, events_url: str) -> None:
@@ -74,6 +79,12 @@ async def _iter() -> AsyncIterator[dict[str, Any]]:
                         yield data
             except LivepeerGatewayError:
                 raise
+            except aiohttp.ClientPayloadError as e:
+                # Orchestrator truncated the transfer mid-stream (e.g. TransferEncodingError 400)
+                # or went unreachable. Treat as a clean network disconnect — stop iterating
+                # rather than propagating as an application error.
+                _LOG.warning("Trickle events channel disconnected (network): %s: %s", e.__class__.__name__, e)
+                return
             except Exception as e:
                 raise LivepeerGatewayError(
                     f"Trickle events subscription error: {e.__class__.__name__}: {e}"
@@ -167,6 +178,12 @@ async def _iter() -> AsyncIterator[dict[str, Any]]:
                             await segment.close()
             except LivepeerGatewayError:
                 raise
+            except aiohttp.ClientPayloadError as e:
+                # Orchestrator truncated the transfer mid-stream (e.g. TransferEncodingError 400)
+                # or went unreachable. Treat as a clean network disconnect — stop iterating
+                # rather than propagating as an application error.
+                _LOG.warning("Trickle JSONL channel disconnected (network): %s: %s", e.__class__.__name__, e)
+                return
             except Exception as e:
                 raise LivepeerGatewayError(
                     f"Trickle JSONL subscription error: {e.__class__.__name__}: {e}"
diff --git a/src/livepeer_gateway/trickle_publisher.py b/src/livepeer_gateway/trickle_publisher.py
index 179de50..4c45d47 100644
--- a/src/livepeer_gateway/trickle_publisher.py
+++ b/src/livepeer_gateway/trickle_publisher.py
@@ -290,7 +290,10 @@ async def _run_delete(self) -> None:
         try:
             resp = await self._session.delete(self.url)
             resp.release()
-        # Suppress any shutdown-time exceptions, including cancellation.
+        except aiohttp.ClientConnectorError as exc:
+            # Orchestrator already unreachable — suppress, no need to log at ERROR.
+            _LOG.debug("Trickle DELETE: orchestrator unreachable (suppressed) url=%s: %s", self.url, exc)
+        # Suppress any other shutdown-time exceptions, including cancellation.
         except BaseException:
             _LOG.error("Trickle DELETE exception url=%s", self.url, exc_info=True)