diff --git a/lib/session/call-session.js b/lib/session/call-session.js
index 92ef9466..72232449 100644
--- a/lib/session/call-session.js
+++ b/lib/session/call-session.js
@@ -2269,6 +2269,7 @@ Duration=${duration} `
 
   _startActionHookNoResponseTimer(options) {
     this._clearActionHookNoResponseTimer();
+    this._actionHookDelayResolved = false;
     if (options.noResponseTimeoutMs) {
       this.logger.debug(`CallSession:_startActionHookNoResponseTimer ${options.noResponseTimeoutMs}`);
       this._actionHookNoResponseTimer = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -2282,7 +2283,9 @@ Duration=${duration} `
         if (t.length) {
           t[0].on('playDone', (err) => {
             if (err) this.logger.error({err}, `Call-Session:exec Error delay action, play ${verb}`);
-            this._startActionHookNoResponseTimer(options);
+            if (!this._actionHookDelayResolved) {
+              this._startActionHookNoResponseTimer(options);
+            }
           });
         }
         this.tasks.push(...t);
@@ -2300,7 +2303,16 @@ Duration=${duration} `
 
   _clearActionHookNoResponseTimer() {
     if (this._actionHookNoResponseTimer) {
+      // Action Hook delay is solved.
+      this._actionHookDelayResolved = true;
       clearTimeout(this._actionHookNoResponseTimer);
+      // if delay action is enabled
+      // and bot has responded with list of new verbs
+      // Only kill current running play task.
+      //https://github.com/jambonz/jambonz-feature-server/issues/710
+      if (this.currentTask?.name === TaskName.Play) {
+        this.currentTask.kill(this);
+      }
     }
     this._actionHookNoResponseTimer = null;
   }
diff --git a/lib/tasks/config.js b/lib/tasks/config.js
index a084bf7c..19ef615f 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/config.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/config.js
@@ -250,8 +250,7 @@ class TaskConfig extends Task {
         cs.stopBackgroundTask('transcribe');
       }
     }
-
-    if (this.actionHookDelayAction) {
+    if (Object.keys(this.actionHookDelayAction).length !== 0) {
       cs.actionHookDelayEnabled = this.actionHookDelayAction.enabled || false;
       cs.actionHookNoResponseTimeout = this.actionHookDelayAction.noResponseTimeout || 0;
       cs.actionHookNoResponseGiveUpTimeout = this.actionHookDelayAction.noResponseGiveUpTimeout || 0;