diff --git a/lib/tasks/gather.js b/lib/tasks/gather.js
index 68266bec..d915bd1b 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gather.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/gather.js
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ 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) {
-            startListening(cs, ep);
+            if (this.listenAfterSpeech === true) {
+              startListening(cs, ep);
+            } else {
+              this.notifyTaskDone();
+            }
           }
         });
       }
@@ -126,8 +130,13 @@ class TaskGather extends Task {
         this.playTask.on('playDone', async(err) => {
           if (err) return this.logger.error({err}, 'Gather:exec Error playing url');
           if (!this.killed) {
-            startListening(cs, ep);
-          }}
+            if (this.listenAfterSpeech === true) {
+              startListening(cs, ep);
+            } else {
+              this.notifyTaskDone();
+            }
+          }
+        }
         );
       }
       else startListening(cs, ep);