diff --git a/lib/utils/amd-utils.js b/lib/utils/amd-utils.js
index 59514893..16839365 100644
--- a/lib/utils/amd-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/amd-utils.js
@@ -273,26 +273,46 @@ module.exports = (logger) => {
     amd
       .on(AmdEvents.NoSpeechDetected, (evt) => {
         task.emit('amd', {type: AmdEvents.NoSpeechDetected, ...evt});
-        ep.stopTranscription({vendor, bugname});
+        try {
+          ep.connected && ep.stopTranscription({vendor, bugname});
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.info({err}, 'Error stopping transcription');
+        }
       })
       .on(AmdEvents.HumanDetected, (evt) => {
         task.emit('amd', {type: AmdEvents.HumanDetected, ...evt});
-        ep.stopTranscription({vendor, bugname});
+        try {
+          ep.connected && ep.stopTranscription({vendor, bugname});
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.info({err}, 'Error stopping transcription');
+        }
       })
       .on(AmdEvents.MachineDetected, (evt) => {
         task.emit('amd', {type: AmdEvents.MachineDetected, ...evt});
       })
       .on(AmdEvents.DecisionTimeout, (evt) => {
         task.emit('amd', {type: AmdEvents.DecisionTimeout, ...evt});
-        ep.stopTranscription({vendor, bugname});
+        try {
+          ep.connected && ep.stopTranscription({vendor, bugname});
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.info({err}, 'Error stopping transcription');
+        }
       })
       .on(AmdEvents.ToneTimeout, (evt) => {
         //task.emit('amd', {type: AmdEvents.ToneTimeout, ...evt});
-        ep.execute('avmd_stop').catch((err) => logger.info(err, 'Error stopping avmd'));
+        try {
+          ep.connected && ep.execute('avmd_stop').catch((err) => logger.info(err, 'Error stopping avmd'));
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.info({err}, 'Error stopping avmd');
+        }
       })
       .on(AmdEvents.MachineStoppedSpeaking, () => {
         task.emit('amd', {type: AmdEvents.MachineStoppedSpeaking});
-        ep.stopTranscription({vendor, bugname});
+        try {
+          ep.connected && ep.stopTranscription({vendor, bugname});
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.info({err}, 'Error stopping transcription');
+        }
       });
 
     /* start transcribing, and also listening for beep */