diff --git a/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_pocketsphinx/mod_pocketsphinx.c b/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_pocketsphinx/mod_pocketsphinx.c
index a3bcbdc804..cae5a8b4ff 100644
--- a/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_pocketsphinx/mod_pocketsphinx.c
+++ b/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_pocketsphinx/mod_pocketsphinx.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static switch_status_t load_config(void)
 	/* Set defaults */
 	globals.thresh = 400;
 	globals.silence_hits = 35;
-	globals.listen_hits = 5;
+	globals.listen_hits = 1;
 	globals.auto_reload = 1;
 
 	if (!(xml = switch_xml_open_cfg(cf, &cfg, NULL))) {