diff --git a/lib/tasks/cognigy/index.js b/lib/tasks/cognigy/index.js
index 13cd9e1f..adbf91ae 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/cognigy/index.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/cognigy/index.js
@@ -263,9 +263,16 @@ class Cognigy extends Task {
     try {
       // lets wait until we have finished processing the speech before
       // starting a gather...
-      await this.taskQueue.lastPromise;
-      const gatherTask = this._makeGatherTask();
-      await gatherTask.exec(cs, ep, this);
+      this._enqueueTask(async() => {
+
+        try {
+          const gatherTask = this._makeGatherTask();
+          await gatherTask.exec(cs, ep, this);
+        } catch (err) {
+          this.logger.info({err}, 'Cognigy final ping gather task returned error');
+        }
+      });
+
     } catch (err) {
       this.logger.info({err}, 'Cognigy gather task returned error');
     }
@@ -364,7 +371,7 @@ class Cognigy extends Task {
       // clear task queue, resolve the last promise and cleanup;
       this.taskQueue.lastPromise.resolve();
       this.taskQueue.end();
-      this._killSayTasks()
+      this._killSayTasks();
       this.taskQueue.autostart = true;
     }