diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ecb7af44..c122197e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:17.7.1-slim
+FROM node:slim
 WORKDIR /opt/app/
 COPY package.json ./
 RUN npm install
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ COPY . /opt/app
 ARG NODE_ENV
 ENV NODE_ENV $NODE_ENV
 
-CMD [ "npm", "start" ]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD [ "npm", "start" ]
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gather.js b/lib/tasks/gather.js
index 5cd1aab5..a5b65f0a 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gather.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/gather.js
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class TaskGather extends Task {
       }
     }
     if (evt.is_final) {
-      if (evt.alternatives[0].transcript === '' && !this.callSession.callGone) {
+      if (evt.alternatives[0].transcript === '' && !this.callSession.callGonen && !this.killed) {
         this.logger.info({evt}, 'TaskGather:_onTranscription - got empty transcript, listen again');
         return this._startTranscribing(ep);
       }