diff --git a/lib/tasks/gather.js b/lib/tasks/gather.js
index a264842f..57ed8981 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gather.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/gather.js
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ class TaskGather extends Task {
     this.minBargeinWordCount = this.data.minBargeinWordCount || 1;
     // this is specially for barge in where we want to make a bargebale promt
     // to a user without listening after the say task has finished
-    this.listenAfterSpeech = this.data.listenAfterSpeech === false;
-    this.timeout = (this.timeout || 15) * 1000;
+    this.timeout = this.data.listenAfterSpeech === false ? 0 : (this.timeout || 15) * 1000;
     this.interim = this.partialResultCallback || this.bargein;
     if (this.data.recognizer) {
       const recognizer = this.data.recognizer;
@@ -105,13 +104,9 @@ class TaskGather extends Task {
           if (err) return this.logger.error({err}, 'Gather:exec Error playing tts');
           this.logger.debug('Gather: say task completed');
           if (!this.killed) {
-            if (this.listenAfterSpeech) {
+          
               startListening(cs, ep);
-            } else {
-            setTimeout(()=>{
-              this.kill(cs);
-            },1000)
-             }
+
           }
         });
       }