diff --git a/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_pocketsphinx/mod_pocketsphinx.c b/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_pocketsphinx/mod_pocketsphinx.c
index ea4b49be56..3c543719e9 100644
--- a/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_pocketsphinx/mod_pocketsphinx.c
+++ b/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_pocketsphinx/mod_pocketsphinx.c
@@ -261,10 +261,13 @@ static switch_status_t pocketsphinx_asr_feed(switch_asr_handle_t *ah, void *data
 	if (switch_test_flag(ah, SWITCH_ASR_FLAG_CLOSED)) return SWITCH_STATUS_BREAK; 
 	
 	if (!switch_test_flag(ps, PSFLAG_HAS_TEXT) && switch_test_flag(ps, PSFLAG_READY)) {
-
-		switch_mutex_lock(ps->flag_mutex);
-		rv = ps_process_raw(ps->ps, (int16 *)data, len / 2 , FALSE, FALSE);
-		switch_mutex_unlock(ps->flag_mutex);
+		/* only feed ps_process_raw when we are listening */
+		if (ps->listening) {
+			switch_mutex_lock(ps->flag_mutex);
+			printf(".");
+			rv = ps_process_raw(ps->ps, (int16 *)data, len / 2 , FALSE, FALSE);
+			switch_mutex_unlock(ps->flag_mutex);
+		}
 
 		if (rv < 0) {
 			return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;