diff --git a/lib/tasks/gather.js b/lib/tasks/gather.js
index 49bde31a..c63f7485 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gather.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/gather.js
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ class TaskGather extends Task {
     }
     assert(!this._timeoutTimer);
     this.logger.debug(`Gather:_startTimer: timeout ${this.timeout}`);
-    this._timeoutTimer = setTimeout(() => this._resolve('timeout'), this.timeout);
+    this._timeoutTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      this._resolve(this.digitBuffer.length >= this.minDigits ? 'dtmf-num-digits' : 'timeout');
+    }, this.timeout);
   }
 
   _clearTimer() {