diff --git a/src/core/websocket/ws.ts b/src/core/websocket/ws.ts
index be0298a9..4e71744e 100644
--- a/src/core/websocket/ws.ts
+++ b/src/core/websocket/ws.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@ import { RUNTIME } from "../runtime/index.js";
 import { toQueryString } from "../url/qs.js";
 import * as Events from "./events.js";
 
-const getGlobalWebSocket = (): WebSocket | undefined => {
+export const getGlobalWebSocket = (): WebSocket | undefined => {
+    // Server runtimes must use the `ws` package (NodeWebSocket) because their
+    // native WebSockets (Bun, Node 21+) do not support the 3rd `options` argument for headers.
+    if (RUNTIME.type === "node" || RUNTIME.type === "bun") {
+        return NodeWebSocket as unknown as WebSocket;
+    }
+
+    // Fallback to the environment's native WebSocket (Browser, Edge, Deno, etc.)
     if (typeof WebSocket !== "undefined") {
         // @ts-ignore
         return WebSocket;
-    } else if (RUNTIME.type === "node") {
-        return NodeWebSocket as unknown as WebSocket;
     }
+
     return undefined;
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/websocket-bun-runtime.test.ts b/tests/unit/websocket-bun-runtime.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9657e0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/websocket-bun-runtime.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { getGlobalWebSocket } from "../../src/core/websocket/ws.js";
+import { WebSocket as NodeWebSocket } from "ws";
+
+/**
+ * Tests for WebSocket runtime selection in Bun environments.
+ *
+ * Bun's native WebSocket constructor ignores the 3rd `options` argument,
+ * which means custom headers (including `Authorization`) are silently
+ * dropped. This causes authentication failures when connecting to
+ * Deepgram's WebSocket API.
+ *
+ * The fix ensures that `getGlobalWebSocket()` returns `NodeWebSocket`
+ * (from the `ws` library) instead of Bun's native `WebSocket` when
+ * running in a server runtime.
+ *
+ * Related issue: #466
+ */
+
+// Mock the RUNTIME object
+vi.mock("../../src/core/runtime/index.js", () => {
+    return {
+        RUNTIME: {
+            type: "browser"
+        }
+    };
+});
+
+import { RUNTIME } from "../../src/core/runtime/index.js";
+
+describe("WebSocket runtime selection logic", () => {
+    let originalWebSocket: any;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        originalWebSocket = (globalThis as any).WebSocket;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        if (originalWebSocket !== undefined) {
+            (globalThis as any).WebSocket = originalWebSocket;
+        } else {
+            delete (globalThis as any).WebSocket;
+        }
+    });
+
+    it("should return NodeWebSocket when runtime is bun", () => {
+        RUNTIME.type = "bun";
+        (globalThis as any).WebSocket = class NativeBunWebSocket {};
+
+        const wsClass = getGlobalWebSocket();
+        
+        expect(wsClass).toBe(NodeWebSocket);
+        expect(wsClass).not.toBe((globalThis as any).WebSocket);
+    });
+
+    it("should return NodeWebSocket when runtime is node", () => {
+        RUNTIME.type = "node";
+        (globalThis as any).WebSocket = class NativeNodeWebSocket {}; // Simulating Node 21+
+
+        const wsClass = getGlobalWebSocket();
+        
+        expect(wsClass).toBe(NodeWebSocket);
+    });
+
+    it("should return native WebSocket when runtime is browser", () => {
+        RUNTIME.type = "browser";
+        const MockNativeWebSocket = class {};
+        (globalThis as any).WebSocket = MockNativeWebSocket;
+
+        const wsClass = getGlobalWebSocket();
+        
+        expect(wsClass).toBe(MockNativeWebSocket);
+        expect(wsClass).not.toBe(NodeWebSocket);
+    });
+
+    it("should return undefined when no WebSocket is available and runtime is unknown", () => {
+        RUNTIME.type = "unknown";
+        delete (globalThis as any).WebSocket;
+
+        const wsClass = getGlobalWebSocket();
+        
+        expect(wsClass).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+});