diff --git a/lib/tasks/gather.js b/lib/tasks/gather.js
index 9061741e..2e8de2cb 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gather.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/gather.js
@@ -882,13 +882,15 @@ class TaskGather extends SttTask {
           this.cs.callInfo, httpHeaders));
       }
       if (this.vendor === 'soniox') {
-        this._clearTimer();
         if (evt.vendor.finalWords.length) {
           this.logger.debug({evt}, 'TaskGather:_onTranscription - buffering soniox transcript');
           this._sonioxTranscripts.push(evt.vendor.finalWords);
         }
       }
-
+      // If transcription received, reset timeout timer.
+      if (this._timeoutTimer) {
+        this._startTimer();
+      }
       /* restart asr timer if we get a partial transcript */
       if (this.isContinuousAsr) this._startAsrTimer();
     }