diff --git a/lib/tasks/gather.js b/lib/tasks/gather.js
index 086464a7..7b836965 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gather.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/gather.js
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ class TaskGather extends Task {
   }
 
   async _initSpeech(cs, ep) {
+    this.logger.info("started listening on speech events initSpeechEnter");
     const opts = {};
 
     if (this.vad.enable) {
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ class TaskGather extends Task {
       ep.addCustomEventListener(AzureTranscriptionEvents.Transcription, this._onTranscription.bind(this, cs, ep));
       ep.addCustomEventListener(AzureTranscriptionEvents.NoSpeechDetected, this._onNoSpeechDetected.bind(this, cs, ep));
     }
-    this.logger.info("started listening on speech events");
+    this.logger.info("started listening on speech events initSpeechDone");
     await ep.set(opts)
       .catch((err) => this.logger.info(err, 'Error setting channel variables'));
   }