diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executor.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executor.cpp
index 2a47b71bbd..341b8457d2 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executor.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executor.cpp
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ Executor::get_next_timer(AnyExecutable & any_exec)
         if (timer && timer->is_ready()) {
           any_exec.timer = timer;
           any_exec.callback_group = group;
-          node = get_node_by_group(group);
+          any_exec.node_base = node;
           return;
         }
       }