diff --git a/implementation/service_discovery/include/service_discovery_impl.hpp b/implementation/service_discovery/include/service_discovery_impl.hpp
index 200627ccf..961876f13 100644
--- a/implementation/service_discovery/include/service_discovery_impl.hpp
+++ b/implementation/service_discovery/include/service_discovery_impl.hpp
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ class service_discovery_impl: public service_discovery,
 
     void start_main_phase_timer();
     void on_main_phase_timer_expired(const boost::system::error_code &_error);
+    void stop_main_phase_timer();
 
 
     void send_uni_or_multicast_offerservice(
diff --git a/implementation/service_discovery/src/service_discovery_impl.cpp b/implementation/service_discovery/src/service_discovery_impl.cpp
index c38804575..52d42620a 100644
--- a/implementation/service_discovery/src/service_discovery_impl.cpp
+++ b/implementation/service_discovery/src/service_discovery_impl.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ service_discovery_impl::stop() {
     is_suspended_ = true;
     stop_ttl_timer();
     stop_last_msg_received_timer();
+    stop_main_phase_timer();
 }
 
 void
@@ -3235,6 +3236,13 @@ service_discovery_impl::start_main_phase_timer() {
                     this, std::placeholders::_1));
 }
 
+void
+service_discovery_impl::stop_main_phase_timer() {
+    std::scoped_lock<std::mutex> its_lock(main_phase_timer_mutex_);
+    boost::system::error_code ec;
+    main_phase_timer_.cancel(ec);
+}
+
 void
 service_discovery_impl::on_main_phase_timer_expired(
         const boost::system::error_code &_error) {