diff --git a/lib/tasks/gather.js b/lib/tasks/gather.js
index 8db6eae2..d710be91 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gather.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/gather.js
@@ -342,6 +342,13 @@ class TaskGather extends SttTask {
       this._killAudio(cs);
       this.emit('dtmf', evt);
     }
+    if (this.isContinuousAsr && evt.dtmf === this.asrDtmfTerminationDigit && this._bufferedTranscripts.length > 0) {
+      this.logger.info(`continuousAsr triggered with dtmf ${this.asrDtmfTerminationDigit}`);
+      this._clearAsrTimer();
+      this._clearTimer();
+      this._startFinalAsrTimer();
+      return;
+    }
     if (evt.dtmf === this.finishOnKey && this.input.includes('digits')) {
       resolved = true;
       this._resolve('dtmf-terminator-key');
@@ -364,13 +371,6 @@ class TaskGather extends SttTask {
         this._resolve('dtmf-num-digits');
       }
     }
-    else if (this.isContinuousAsr && evt.dtmf === this.asrDtmfTerminationDigit) {
-      this.logger.info(`continuousAsr triggered with dtmf ${this.asrDtmfTerminationDigit}`);
-      this._clearAsrTimer();
-      this._clearTimer();
-      this._startFinalAsrTimer();
-      return;
-    }
     if (!resolved && this.interDigitTimeout > 0 && this.digitBuffer.length >= this.minDigits) {
       /* start interDigitTimer */
       const ms = this.interDigitTimeout * 1000;