diff --git a/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/jbpm/process/core/DisposableRuntimeEngine.java b/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/jbpm/process/core/DisposableRuntimeEngine.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2196fc5502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/jbpm/process/core/DisposableRuntimeEngine.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.jbpm.process.core;
+
+import org.kie.internal.runtime.manager.Disposable;
+import org.kie.internal.runtime.manager.InternalRuntimeEngine;
+
+public interface DisposableRuntimeEngine extends InternalRuntimeEngine, Disposable {
+    boolean isDisposed();
+}
diff --git a/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/jbpm/process/core/timer/impl/GlobalTimerService.java b/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/jbpm/process/core/timer/impl/GlobalTimerService.java
index 2daa6b2cfd..83e4485853 100644
--- a/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/jbpm/process/core/timer/impl/GlobalTimerService.java
+++ b/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/jbpm/process/core/timer/impl/GlobalTimerService.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.drools.core.time.impl.DefaultJobHandle;
 import org.drools.core.time.impl.TimerJobFactoryManager;
 import org.drools.core.time.impl.TimerJobInstance;
+import org.jbpm.process.core.DisposableRuntimeEngine;
 import org.jbpm.process.core.timer.GlobalSchedulerService;
 import org.jbpm.process.core.timer.NamedJobContext;
 import org.jbpm.process.instance.timer.TimerManager.ProcessJobContext;
@@ -420,6 +421,14 @@ public Environment getEnvironment() {
         	
         	return runtime.getKieSession().getEnvironment();
         }
+
+        public RuntimeEngine getEngine() {
+            return runtime;
+        }
+
+        public boolean isDisposed() {
+            return runtime instanceof DisposableRuntimeEngine  && ((DisposableRuntimeEngine)runtime).isDisposed();
+        }
         
     }
 
diff --git a/jbpm-persistence/jbpm-persistence-jpa/src/main/java/org/jbpm/persistence/timer/GlobalJpaTimerJobInstance.java b/jbpm-persistence/jbpm-persistence-jpa/src/main/java/org/jbpm/persistence/timer/GlobalJpaTimerJobInstance.java
index c19a959172..16b7de1cfb 100644
--- a/jbpm-persistence/jbpm-persistence-jpa/src/main/java/org/jbpm/persistence/timer/GlobalJpaTimerJobInstance.java
+++ b/jbpm-persistence/jbpm-persistence-jpa/src/main/java/org/jbpm/persistence/timer/GlobalJpaTimerJobInstance.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public GlobalJpaTimerJobInstance(Job job, JobContext ctx, Trigger trigger,
     @Override
     public Void call() throws Exception {
         AsyncExecutionMarker.markAsync();
-        ExecutableRunner runner = null;
+        ExecutableRunner<?> runner = null;
         TransactionManager jtaTm = null;
         boolean success = false;
         try { 
@@ -88,16 +88,16 @@ public Void call() throws Exception {
             success = true;
             return null;
         } catch( Exception e ) { 
-        	e.printStackTrace();
+            logger.error("Exception executing timer", e);
         	success = false;
             throw e;
         } finally {
             AsyncExecutionMarker.reset();
-            if (runner != null && runner instanceof DisposableCommandService) {
-            	if (allowedToDispose(((DisposableCommandService) runner).getEnvironment())) {
-            		logger.debug("Allowed to dispose command service from global timer job instance");
-            		((DisposableCommandService) runner).dispose();
-            	}
+            if (runner != null && runner instanceof DisposableCommandService) {                    
+                if (allowedToDispose(((DisposableCommandService) runner))) {
+                    logger.debug("Allowed to dispose command service from global timer job instance");
+                    ((DisposableCommandService) runner).dispose();
+                }
             }
             closeTansactionIfNeeded(jtaTm, success);
         }
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ public String toString() {
 		return "GlobalJpaTimerJobInstance [timerServiceId=" + timerServiceId
 				+ ", getJobHandle()=" + getJobHandle() + "]";
 	}
-
+    
+    private boolean allowedToDispose(DisposableCommandService disposableCommandService) {
+        return !disposableCommandService.isDisposed() && allowedToDispose (disposableCommandService.getEnvironment());
+    }
+    
 	protected boolean allowedToDispose(Environment environment) {
     	if (hasEnvironmentEntry(environment, "IS_JTA_TRANSACTION", false)) {
     		return true;
diff --git a/jbpm-runtime-manager/src/main/java/org/jbpm/runtime/manager/impl/RuntimeEngineImpl.java b/jbpm-runtime-manager/src/main/java/org/jbpm/runtime/manager/impl/RuntimeEngineImpl.java
index 043b40bb39..1eda7e9f36 100644
--- a/jbpm-runtime-manager/src/main/java/org/jbpm/runtime/manager/impl/RuntimeEngineImpl.java
+++ b/jbpm-runtime-manager/src/main/java/org/jbpm/runtime/manager/impl/RuntimeEngineImpl.java
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
 
 import org.jbpm.process.audit.JPAAuditLogService;
+import org.jbpm.process.core.DisposableRuntimeEngine;
 import org.kie.api.runtime.KieSession;
 import org.kie.api.runtime.manager.Context;
 import org.kie.api.runtime.manager.RuntimeManager;
 import org.kie.api.runtime.manager.audit.AuditService;
 import org.kie.api.task.TaskService;
-import org.kie.internal.runtime.manager.Disposable;
 import org.kie.internal.runtime.manager.DisposeListener;
-import org.kie.internal.runtime.manager.InternalRuntimeEngine;
 import org.kie.internal.runtime.manager.InternalRuntimeManager;
 import org.kie.internal.runtime.manager.SessionNotFoundException;
 
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@
  * and work item handlers might be interested in receiving notification when the runtime engine is disposed of,
  * in order deactivate themselves too and not receive any other events.
  */
-public class RuntimeEngineImpl implements InternalRuntimeEngine, Disposable {
+public class RuntimeEngineImpl implements DisposableRuntimeEngine {
 
 	private RuntimeEngineInitlializer initializer;
 	private Context<?> context;
@@ -143,6 +142,7 @@ public void setManager(RuntimeManager manager) {
         this.manager = manager;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public boolean isDisposed() {
         return disposed;
     }