diff --git a/core/src/exchanges/limitless/websocket.ts b/core/src/exchanges/limitless/websocket.ts
index 4a15efab..e7e9989e 100644
--- a/core/src/exchanges/limitless/websocket.ts
+++ b/core/src/exchanges/limitless/websocket.ts
@@ -193,8 +193,13 @@ export class LimitlessWebSocket {
 
             return await Promise.race([wsUpdatePromise, timeoutPromise]);
         } catch (err) {
-            // Fallback to empty orderbook if all else fails
-            return this.getEmptyOrderbook();
+            logger.error('LimitlessWS: watchOrderBook failed', {
+                market: marketSlug,
+                error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+            });
+
+            // Do not return fake liquidity. Force the upstream loop to handle the break.
+            throw err;
         }
     }