diff --git a/internal/integrations/v4/runner/runner.go b/internal/integrations/v4/runner/runner.go
index c66e7c7e7..9b3f708b3 100644
--- a/internal/integrations/v4/runner/runner.go
+++ b/internal/integrations/v4/runner/runner.go
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ func (r *runner) execute(ctx context.Context, matches *databind.Values, discover
 		var act contexts.Actuator
 		ctx, act = contexts.WithHeartBeat(ctx, def.Timeout, r.log)
 		r.setHeartBeat(act.HeartBeat)
+		defer act.HeartBeatStop()
 	}
 
 	// add hostID in the context to fetch and set in executor
diff --git a/pkg/helpers/contexts/heartbeat.go b/pkg/helpers/contexts/heartbeat.go
index df7d83acc..d16fa51d9 100644
--- a/pkg/helpers/contexts/heartbeat.go
+++ b/pkg/helpers/contexts/heartbeat.go
@@ -24,14 +24,18 @@ type Actuator struct {
 	// Cancel cancels the context
 	Cancel context.CancelFunc
 	// HeartBeat extends the context life time by the value the context was created with
-	HeartBeat func()
+	HeartBeat     func()
+	HeartBeatStop func()
 }
 
 // WithHeartBeat with return a context that is automatically cancelled if the HeartBeat function
 // from the returned Actuator is not invoked periodically before the passed timeout expires.
 func WithHeartBeat(parent context.Context, timeout time.Duration, lg log.Entry) (context.Context, Actuator) {
 	ctx := heartBeatCtx{lifeTime: timeout}
-	actuator := Actuator{HeartBeat: ctx.heartBeat}
+	actuator := Actuator{
+		HeartBeat:     ctx.heartBeat,
+		HeartBeatStop: ctx.heartBeatStop,
+	}
 	ctx.Context, actuator.Cancel = context.WithCancel(parent)
 	ctx.timer = time.AfterFunc(timeout, func() {
 		lg.Warnf("HeartBeat timeout exceeded after %f seconds", timeout.Seconds())
@@ -48,3 +52,9 @@ func (ctx *heartBeatCtx) heartBeat() {
 	}
 	ctx.timer.Reset(ctx.lifeTime)
 }
+
+func (ctx *heartBeatCtx) heartBeatStop() {
+	ctx.mutex.Lock()
+	defer ctx.mutex.Unlock()
+	ctx.timer.Stop()
+}