diff --git a/lib/tasks/gather.js b/lib/tasks/gather.js
index 0ada516a..0de36db5 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gather.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/gather.js
@@ -1113,13 +1113,21 @@ class TaskGather extends SttTask {
           if (!this.asrTimeout) this._sendHoundifyDone(this.ep);
           else this._startAsrTimer();
         } else if (transcript) {
-          /* mode segmentation OFF: FS module filters partials by eoq/vad threshold,
-           * so any partial arriving here is an end-of-turn signal. */
           this._houndifyLastPartial = evt;
           const segMode = this.data.recognizer?.houndifyOptions?.requestInfo?.segmentation?.mode !== 'none';
           if (!segMode) {
-            if (!this.asrTimeout) this._sendHoundifyDone(this.ep);
-            else this._startAsrTimer();
+            /* FS forwards two kinds of partials in mode OFF —
+             *   end-of-turn  (eoq >= threshold) → trigger Done / arm timer
+             *   user-speaking (eoq < threshold)  → reset asrTimer only */
+            const eoqThreshold = this.data.recognizer?.houndifyOptions?.eoqThreshold ?? 0.5;
+            const eoq = evt.vendor?.evt?.eoq;
+            const isEndOfTurn = typeof eoq === 'number' && eoq >= eoqThreshold;
+            if (isEndOfTurn) {
+              if (!this.asrTimeout) this._sendHoundifyDone(this.ep);
+              else this._startAsrTimer();
+            } else if (this.asrTimeout && this._asrTimer) {
+              this._startAsrTimer();
+            }
           }
         }
         if (!transcript) emptyTranscript = true;
diff --git a/lib/tasks/transcribe.js b/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
index 2ed496ed..6e968edd 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
@@ -652,15 +652,23 @@ class TaskTranscribe extends SttTask {
           if (!this.asrTimeout) this._sendHoundifyDone(channel === 2 ? this.ep2 : this.ep, channel);
           else this._startAsrTimer(channel);
         } else if (transcript) {
-          /* mode segmentation OFF: FS module filters partials by eoq/vad threshold,
-           * so any partial arriving here is an end-of-turn signal. */
           this._houndifyLastPartial = this._houndifyLastPartial || [null, null];
           this._houndifyLastPartial[channel - 1] = evt;
           const segMode = this.data.recognizer?.houndifyOptions?.requestInfo?.segmentation?.mode !== 'none';
           if (!segMode) {
+            /* FS forwards two kinds of partials in mode OFF —
+             *   end-of-turn  (eoq >= threshold) → trigger Done / arm timer
+             *   user-speaking (eoq < threshold)  → reset asrTimer only */
+            const eoqThreshold = this.data.recognizer?.houndifyOptions?.eoqThreshold ?? 0.5;
+            const eoq = evt.vendor?.evt?.eoq;
+            const isEndOfTurn = typeof eoq === 'number' && eoq >= eoqThreshold;
             const ep = channel === 2 ? this.ep2 : this.ep;
-            if (!this.asrTimeout) this._sendHoundifyDone(ep, channel);
-            else this._startAsrTimer(channel);
+            if (isEndOfTurn) {
+              if (!this.asrTimeout) this._sendHoundifyDone(ep, channel);
+              else this._startAsrTimer(channel);
+            } else if (this.asrTimeout && this._asrTimers?.[channel - 1]) {
+              this._startAsrTimer(channel);
+            }
           }
         }
       }