diff --git a/lib/tasks/transcribe.js b/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
index 1f617617..c8d9e48c 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class TaskTranscribe extends SttTask {
         this.logger.debug('Gather:_onTranscription - got UtteranceEnd event from deepgram, return buffered transcript');
         evt = this.consolidateTranscripts(bufferedTranscripts, channel, this.language, this.vendor);
         evt.is_final = true;
-        bufferedTranscripts = [];
+        this._bufferedTranscripts[channel - 1] = [];
         this._resolve(channel, evt);
       }
       return;
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class TaskTranscribe extends SttTask {
           /* deepgram can send an empty and final transcript; only if we have any buffered should we resolve */
           if (bufferedTranscripts.length === 0) return;
           evt = this.consolidateTranscripts(bufferedTranscripts, channel, this.language);
-          bufferedTranscripts = [];
+          this._bufferedTranscripts[channel - 1] = [];
         }
 
         /* here is where we return a final transcript */