diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 291583e..7f43a54 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.20
 require (
 	github.com/dop251/goja v0.0.0-20231027120936-b396bb4c349d
 	github.com/mstoykov/k6-taskqueue-lib v0.1.0
+	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	go.k6.io/k6 v0.48.0
 )
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.20.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/serenize/snaker v0.0.0-20201027110005-a7ad2135616e // indirect
-	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.1.2 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.19.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.19.0 // indirect
diff --git a/timers/timers.go b/timers/timers.go
index 971024a..01c438a 100644
--- a/timers/timers.go
+++ b/timers/timers.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mstoykov/k6-taskqueue-lib/taskqueue"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/dop251/goja"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/js/modules"
@@ -212,10 +213,21 @@ func (e *Timers) closeTaskQueue() {
 	// so that we do not execute it twice
 	e.taskQueueCh = nil
 
-	// wait for this to happen so we don't need to hit the event loop again
-	// instead this just closes the queue
-	ch <- struct{}{}
-	<-ch
+	select {
+	case ch <- struct{}{}:
+		// wait for this to happen so we don't need to hit the event loop again
+		// instead this just closes the queue
+		<-ch
+	case <-e.vu.Context().Done(): // still shortcircuit if the context is done as we might block otherwise
+	}
+}
+
+// logger is helper to get a logger either from the state or the initenv
+func (e *Timers) logger() logrus.FieldLogger {
+	if state := e.vu.State(); state != nil {
+		return state.Logger
+	}
+	return e.vu.InitEnv().Logger
 }
 
 func (e *Timers) setupTaskQueueCloserOnIterationEnd() {
@@ -229,23 +241,28 @@ func (e *Timers) setupTaskQueueCloserOnIterationEnd() {
 			// lets report timers won't be executed and clean the fields for the next execution
 			// we need to do this on the event loop as we don't want to have a race
 			q.Queue(func() error {
-				logger := e.vu.State().Logger
+				logger := e.logger()
 				for _, timer := range e.queue.queue {
-					logger.Warnf("%s %d was stopped because the VU iteration was interrupted", timer.name, timer.id)
+					logger.Warnf("%s %d was stopped because the VU iteration was interrupted",
+						timer.name, timer.id)
 				}
 
 				// TODO: use `clear` when we only support go 1.21 and above
 				e.timers = make(map[uint64]time.Time)
+				e.queue.stopTimer()
 				e.queue = new(timerQueue)
 				e.taskQueue = nil
 				return nil
 			})
+			q.Close()
 		case <-ch:
+			e.timers = make(map[uint64]time.Time)
+			e.queue.stopTimer()
+			e.queue = new(timerQueue)
 			e.taskQueue = nil
+			q.Close()
 			close(ch)
 		}
-		e.queue.stopTimer()
-		q.Close()
 	}()
 }
 
diff --git a/timers/timers_test.go b/timers/timers_test.go
index 1af7549..681270b 100644
--- a/timers/timers_test.go
+++ b/timers/timers_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package timers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -138,3 +139,54 @@ func TestSetIntervalOrder(t *testing.T) {
 		log = log[:0]
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSetTimeoutContextCancel(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	runtime := modulestest.NewRuntime(t)
+	err := runtime.SetupModuleSystem(map[string]any{"k6/x/timers": New()}, nil, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	rt := runtime.VU.Runtime()
+	var log []string
+	interruptChannel := make(chan struct{})
+	require.NoError(t, rt.Set("print", func(s string) { log = append(log, s) }))
+	require.NoError(t, rt.Set("interrupt", func() {
+		select {
+		case interruptChannel <- struct{}{}:
+		default:
+		}
+	}))
+
+	_, err = rt.RunString(`globalThis.setTimeout = require("k6/x/timers").setTimeout;`)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 2000; i++ {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		runtime.CancelContext = cancel
+		runtime.VU.CtxField = ctx
+		runtime.VU.RuntimeField.ClearInterrupt()
+		const interruptMsg = "definitely an interrupt"
+		go func() {
+			<-interruptChannel
+			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
+			runtime.CancelContext()
+			runtime.VU.RuntimeField.Interrupt(interruptMsg)
+		}()
+		_, err = runtime.RunOnEventLoop(`
+			(async () => {
+				let poll = async (resolve, reject) => {
+					await (async () => 5);
+					setTimeout(poll, 1, resolve, reject);
+					interrupt();
+				}
+				setTimeout(async () => {
+					await new Promise(poll)
+				}, 0)
+			})()
+		`)
+		if err != nil {
+			require.ErrorContains(t, err, interruptMsg)
+		}
+		require.Empty(t, log)
+	}
+}