diff --git a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/TimeoutHandler.cs b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/TimeoutHandler.cs
index bd65568cc..0298a2782 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/TimeoutHandler.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/TimeoutHandler.cs
@@ -128,9 +128,11 @@ public static async Task<T> ExecuteWithTimeout<T>(
 
                     }
 
+                    T result = await operationTask;
+
                     cts.Cancel();
 
-                    return await operationTask;
+                    return result;
                 }
             }
         }