diff --git a/src/aap_eda/wsapi/consumers.py b/src/aap_eda/wsapi/consumers.py
index 71129f40a..f4c2bc6f9 100644
--- a/src/aap_eda/wsapi/consumers.py
+++ b/src/aap_eda/wsapi/consumers.py
@@ -72,12 +72,31 @@ class Event(Enum):
 DATETIME_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f%z"
 
 
+class DefaultConsumer(AsyncWebsocketConsumer):
+    """Default consumer for websocket connections.
+
+    This is the consumer to handle all the unexpected paths, it will close the
+    connection with an error message.
+    """
+
+    async def connect(self):
+        await self.accept()
+        await self.send('{"error": "invalid path"}')
+        await self.close()
+
+
 class AnsibleRulebookConsumer(AsyncWebsocketConsumer):
     async def receive(self, text_data=None, bytes_data=None):
         data = json.loads(text_data)
         logger.debug(f"AnsibleRulebookConsumer received: {data}")
 
-        msg_type = MessageType(data.get("type"))
+        msg_type = data.get("type")
+        try:
+            msg_type = MessageType(data.get("type"))
+        except ValueError:
+            logger.error(f"Unsupported message type: {data}")
+            await self.close()
+            return
 
         try:
             if msg_type == MessageType.WORKER:
@@ -94,8 +113,6 @@ async def receive(self, text_data=None, bytes_data=None):
                 logger.info("Websocket connection is closed.")
             elif msg_type == MessageType.SESSION_STATS:
                 await self.handle_heartbeat(HeartbeatMessage.parse_obj(data))
-            else:
-                logger.warning(f"Unsupported message received: {data}")
         except DatabaseError as err:
             logger.error(f"Failed to parse {data} due to DB error: {err}")
 
diff --git a/src/aap_eda/wsapi/routes.py b/src/aap_eda/wsapi/routes.py
index 1ae995668..d83aa4031 100644
--- a/src/aap_eda/wsapi/routes.py
+++ b/src/aap_eda/wsapi/routes.py
@@ -1,15 +1,28 @@
 from channels.routing import URLRouter
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.urls import path
+from django.urls import path, re_path
 
 from . import consumers
 
+default_path = re_path(r".*/?$", consumers.DefaultConsumer.as_asgi())
+
+
+default_router = URLRouter(
+    [
+        default_path,
+    ],
+)
+
 wsapi_router = URLRouter(
-    [path("ansible-rulebook", consumers.AnsibleRulebookConsumer.as_asgi())]
+    [
+        path("ansible-rulebook", consumers.AnsibleRulebookConsumer.as_asgi()),
+        default_path,
+    ],
 )
 
 router = URLRouter(
     [
         path(f"{settings.API_PREFIX}/ws/", wsapi_router),
-    ]
+        path("", default_router),
+    ],
 )
diff --git a/tests/integration/wsapi/test_consumer.py b/tests/integration/wsapi/test_consumer.py
index fa7826359..6b68d53d0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/wsapi/test_consumer.py
+++ b/tests/integration/wsapi/test_consumer.py
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 import pytest_asyncio
 from channels.db import database_sync_to_async
 from channels.testing import WebsocketCommunicator
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils import timezone
 from pydantic.error_wrappers import ValidationError
 
+from aap_eda.asgi import application
 from aap_eda.core import models
 from aap_eda.wsapi.consumers import AnsibleRulebookConsumer
 
@@ -45,6 +47,42 @@
 DUMMY_UUID2 = "8472ff2c-6045-4418-8d4e-46f6cfffffff"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("path", ["ws/unexpected", "unexpected"])
+async def test_invalid_websocket_route(path: str):
+    """Test that the websocket consumer rejects unsupported routes."""
+    communicator = WebsocketCommunicator(application, path)
+
+    connected, _ = await communicator.connect()
+    assert connected, "Connection failed"
+
+    response = await communicator.receive_from()
+    assert response == '{"error": "invalid path"}', "Invalid error message"
+    close_message = await communicator.receive_output()
+    assert (
+        close_message["type"] == "websocket.close"
+    ), "Did not receive close message"
+
+    await communicator.disconnect()
+
+
+async def test_valid_websocket_route_wrong_type():
+    """Test that the websocket consumer rejects unsupported types."""
+    communicator = WebsocketCommunicator(
+        application,
+        f"{settings.API_PREFIX}/ws/ansible-rulebook",
+    )
+    connected, _ = await communicator.connect()
+    assert connected, "Connection failed"
+    nothing = await communicator.receive_nothing()
+    assert nothing, "Received unexpected message"
+    await communicator.send_to(text_data='{"type": "unsuported_type"}')
+    close_message = await communicator.receive_output()
+    assert (
+        close_message["type"] == "websocket.close"
+    ), "Did not receive close message"
+    await communicator.disconnect()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
 async def test_handle_workers(ws_communicator: WebsocketCommunicator):
     activation_instance_with_extra_var = await _prepare_db_data()