diff --git a/interactions/api/events/processors/voice_events.py b/interactions/api/events/processors/voice_events.py
index e68501764..ea243a414 100644
--- a/interactions/api/events/processors/voice_events.py
+++ b/interactions/api/events/processors/voice_events.py
@@ -13,15 +13,19 @@
 class VoiceEvents(EventMixinTemplate):
     @Processor.define()
     async def _on_raw_voice_state_update(self, event: "RawGatewayEvent") -> None:
-        before = copy.copy(self.cache.get_voice_state(event.data["user_id"])) or None
-        after = await self.cache.place_voice_state_data(event.data)
-
-        self.dispatch(events.VoiceStateUpdate(before, after))
-
-        if before and before.user_id == self.user.id:
-            if vc := self.cache.get_bot_voice_state(event.data["guild_id"]):
+        if str(event.data["user_id"]) == str(self.user.id):
+            # User is the bot itself
+            before = copy.copy(self.cache.get_bot_voice_state(event.data["guild_id"])) or None
+            after = await self.cache.place_voice_state_data(event.data, update_cache=False)
+            if vc := before:
                 # noinspection PyProtectedMember
                 await vc._voice_state_update(before, after, event.data)
+        else:
+            # User is not the bot
+            before = copy.copy(self.cache.get_voice_state(event.data["user_id"])) or None
+            after = await self.cache.place_voice_state_data(event.data)
+
+        self.dispatch(events.VoiceStateUpdate(before, after))
 
         if before and after:
             if (before.mute != after.mute) or (before.self_mute != after.self_mute):
diff --git a/interactions/client/smart_cache.py b/interactions/client/smart_cache.py
index 568079b80..575f69741 100644
--- a/interactions/client/smart_cache.py
+++ b/interactions/client/smart_cache.py
@@ -747,12 +747,15 @@ def get_voice_state(self, user_id: Optional["Snowflake_Type"]) -> Optional[Voice
         """
         return self.voice_state_cache.get(to_optional_snowflake(user_id))
 
-    async def place_voice_state_data(self, data: discord_typings.VoiceStateData) -> Optional[VoiceState]:
+    async def place_voice_state_data(
+        self, data: discord_typings.VoiceStateData, update_cache=True
+    ) -> Optional[VoiceState]:
         """
         Take json data representing a VoiceState, process it, and cache it.
 
         Args:
             data: json representation of the VoiceState
+            update_cache: Bool for updating cache or not
 
         Returns:
             The processed VoiceState object
@@ -768,7 +771,7 @@ async def place_voice_state_data(self, data: discord_typings.VoiceStateData) ->
         # check if the channel_id is None
         # if that is the case, the user disconnected, and we can delete them from the cache
         if not data["channel_id"]:
-            if user_id in self.voice_state_cache:
+            if update_cache and user_id in self.voice_state_cache:
                 self.voice_state_cache.pop(user_id)
             voice_state = None
 
@@ -780,7 +783,8 @@ async def place_voice_state_data(self, data: discord_typings.VoiceStateData) ->
             new_channel._voice_member_ids.append(user_id)
 
             voice_state = VoiceState.from_dict(data, self._client)
-            self.voice_state_cache[user_id] = voice_state
+            if update_cache:
+                self.voice_state_cache[user_id] = voice_state
 
         return voice_state