diff --git a/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/simple_action_server.hpp b/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/simple_action_server.hpp
index eec9c2dd9f7..c8b1660840f 100644
--- a/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/simple_action_server.hpp
+++ b/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/simple_action_server.hpp
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class SimpleActionServer
       if (steady_clock::now() - start_time >= server_timeout_) {
         terminate_all();
         if (completion_callback_) {completion_callback_();}
-        throw std::runtime_error("Action callback is still running and missed deadline to stop");
+        error_msg("Action callback is still running and missed deadline to stop");
       }
     }