diff --git a/lib/tasks/cognigy/index.js b/lib/tasks/cognigy/index.js
index 146e75e3..6e26be39 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/cognigy/index.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/cognigy/index.js
@@ -68,14 +68,17 @@ class Cognigy extends Task {
       rejector = reject;
     });
     this.taskQueue.push(async(cb) => {
+      this.logger.info("EXECUTING SAY TASK");
       try {
-        const result = await task.bind(this)();
+        const result = await task();
         resolver(result);
         cb(result);
       } catch (err) {
+        this.logger.error({err}, "could not execute task in task queue");
         rejector(err);
         cb(err);
       }
+       this.logger.info("SAY TASK EXECUTED");
     });
     this.taskQueue.lastPromise = taskPromise;
     return taskPromise;
@@ -253,9 +256,10 @@ class Cognigy extends Task {
     const text = parseBotText(evt);
     if (evt.data) this.config.update(evt.data);
     if (text) {
-      await this._enqueueTask(async() => {
+      this.logger.info({text}, "received text");
+      await this._enqueueTask((async() => {
         await this._makeSayTask(text);
-      });
+      }).bind(this));
     }
 
 
@@ -263,13 +267,13 @@ class Cognigy extends Task {
       try {
         switch (evt.data.type) {
           case 'hangup':
-            await this._enqueueTask(async() => {
+            await this._enqueueTask((async() => {
               await this._makeHangupTask(evt.data.reason);
               this.performAction({cognigyResult: 'hangup Succeeded'});
               this.reportedFinalAction = true;
               this.notifyTaskDone();
               this.kill(cs);
-            });
+            }).bind(this));
 
             return;
           case 'refer':