diff --git a/lib/session/inbound-call-session.js b/lib/session/inbound-call-session.js
index 5deb3882..20e6fcd6 100644
--- a/lib/session/inbound-call-session.js
+++ b/lib/session/inbound-call-session.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class InboundCallSession extends CallSession {
       this.logger.info('InboundCallSession:_hangup - race condition, dlg cleared by app hangup');
       return;
     }
+    this.logger.info(`InboundCallSession: ${terminatedBy} hung up`);
     assert(this.dlg.connectTime);
     const duration = moment().diff(this.dlg.connectTime, 'seconds');
     this.rootSpan.setAttributes({'call.termination': `hangup by ${terminatedBy}`});
@@ -87,7 +88,6 @@ class InboundCallSession extends CallSession {
       callStatus: CallStatus.Completed,
       duration
     });
-    this.logger.info(`InboundCallSession: ${terminatedBy} hung up`);
     this._callReleased();
     this.req.removeAllListeners('cancel');
   }
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gather.js b/lib/tasks/gather.js
index c072f603..3964b0a1 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gather.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/gather.js
@@ -259,9 +259,14 @@ class TaskGather extends SttTask {
 
       if (this.input.includes('speech') && this.listenDuringPrompt) {
         await this._setSpeechHandlers(cs, ep);
-        this._startTranscribing(ep);
-        updateSpeechCredentialLastUsed(this.sttCredentials.speech_credential_sid)
-          .catch(() => {/*already logged error */});
+        if (!this.resolved && !this.killed) {
+          this._startTranscribing(ep);
+          updateSpeechCredentialLastUsed(this.sttCredentials.speech_credential_sid)
+            .catch(() => {/*already logged error */});
+        }
+        else {
+          this.logger.info('Gather:exec - task was killed or resolved quickly, not starting transcription');
+        }
       }
 
       if (this.input.includes('digits') || this.dtmfBargein || this.asrDtmfTerminationDigit) {