diff --git a/lib/session/call-session.js b/lib/session/call-session.js
index d7c17298..6166fd4b 100644
--- a/lib/session/call-session.js
+++ b/lib/session/call-session.js
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ class CallSession extends Emitter {
           this.logger.info({currInput, newInput},
             'CallSession:enableBotMode - restarting background gather to apply new input type');
           this.backgroundGatherTask.sticky = false;
-          this.disableBotMode();
+          await this.disableBotMode();
         }
       }
       this.backgroundGatherTask = task;
@@ -568,12 +568,12 @@ class CallSession extends Emitter {
       this.logger.info({err, gather}, 'CallSession:enableBotMode - Error creating gather task');
     }
   }
-  disableBotMode() {
+  async disableBotMode() {
     this._bargeInEnabled = false;
     if (this.backgroundGatherTask) {
       try {
         this.backgroundGatherTask.removeAllListeners();
-        this.backgroundGatherTask.kill().catch((err) => {});
+        await this.backgroundGatherTask.kill();
       } catch (err) {}
       this.backgroundGatherTask = null;
     }
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ class CallSession extends Emitter {
           }
           else {
             this.logger.info('CallSession:exec disabling bot mode to start gather with new options');
-            this.disableBotMode();
+            await this.disableBotMode();
           }
         }
         if (!skip) {