diff --git a/lib/tasks/gather.js b/lib/tasks/gather.js
index 7bc3c56d..4a3e42b0 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gather.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/gather.js
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class TaskGather extends Task {
     }
     if (evt.is_final) this._resolve('speech', evt);
     else {
-      if (this.bargein && evt.alternatives[0].transcript.split(' ').length >= this.minBargeinWordCount) {
+      if (evt.is_final && this.bargein && evt.alternatives[0].transcript.split(' ').length >= this.minBargeinWordCount) {
         this.logger.debug('Gather:_onTranscription - killing audio due to bargein');
         this._killAudio(cs);
         this._resolve('speech', evt);