diff --git a/lib/tasks/transcribe.js b/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
index 8001c569..5dcd40d0 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/transcribe.js
@@ -429,9 +429,13 @@ class TaskTranscribe extends SttTask {
         /* here is where we return a final transcript */
         this.logger.debug({evt}, 'TaskTranscribe:_onTranscription - sending final transcript');
         this._resolve(channel, evt);
+
         /* some STT engines will keep listening after a final response, so no need to restart */
-        if (!['soniox', 'aws', 'microsoft', 'deepgram', 'google']
-          .includes(this.vendor)) this._startTranscribing(cs, ep, channel);
+        if (!['soniox', 'aws', 'microsoft', 'deepgram', 'google'].includes(this.vendor) &&
+          !this.vendor.startsWith('custom:')) {
+          this.logger.debug('TaskTranscribe:_onTranscription - restarting transcribe');
+          this._startTranscribing(cs, ep, channel);
+        }
       }
     }
     else {