diff --git a/include/behaviortree_cpp/actions/sleep_node.h b/include/behaviortree_cpp/actions/sleep_node.h
index 8ab31e9f7..337bf9a27 100644
--- a/include/behaviortree_cpp/actions/sleep_node.h
+++ b/include/behaviortree_cpp/actions/sleep_node.h
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ class SleepNode : public StatefulActionNode
   }
 
 private:
-  TimerQueue<> timer_;
   uint64_t timer_id_ = 0;
 
   std::atomic_bool timer_waiting_ = false;
   std::mutex delay_mutex_;
+  // Keep last: ~TimerQueue() joins the worker thread, so this must be destroyed
+  // before delay_mutex_ and timer_waiting_, which the timer handler touches.
+  TimerQueue<> timer_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace BT
diff --git a/include/behaviortree_cpp/decorators/delay_node.h b/include/behaviortree_cpp/decorators/delay_node.h
index 6bbe4f997..e1e610ddc 100644
--- a/include/behaviortree_cpp/decorators/delay_node.h
+++ b/include/behaviortree_cpp/decorators/delay_node.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class DelayNode : public DecoratorNode
   void halt() override;
 
 private:
-  TimerQueue<> timer_;
   uint64_t timer_id_;
 
   virtual BT::NodeStatus tick() override;
@@ -76,6 +75,9 @@ class DelayNode : public DecoratorNode
   unsigned msec_;
   bool read_parameter_from_ports_;
   std::mutex delay_mutex_;
+  // Keep last: ~TimerQueue() joins the worker thread, so this must be destroyed
+  // before delay_mutex_, which the timer handler locks.
+  TimerQueue<> timer_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace BT
diff --git a/include/behaviortree_cpp/decorators/timeout_node.h b/include/behaviortree_cpp/decorators/timeout_node.h
index 2e531470e..1d8518885 100644
--- a/include/behaviortree_cpp/decorators/timeout_node.h
+++ b/include/behaviortree_cpp/decorators/timeout_node.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class TimeoutNode : public DecoratorNode
 
   void halt() override;
 
-  TimerQueue<> timer_;
   std::atomic_bool child_halted_ = false;
   uint64_t timer_id_;
 
@@ -85,6 +84,9 @@ class TimeoutNode : public DecoratorNode
   bool read_parameter_from_ports_;
   std::atomic_bool timeout_started_ = false;
   std::mutex timeout_mutex_;
+  // Keep last: ~TimerQueue() joins the worker thread, so this must be destroyed
+  // before timeout_mutex_, which the timer handler locks.
+  TimerQueue<> timer_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace BT