diff --git a/apps/orchestrator/src/coordinator/coordinator-client.service.ts b/apps/orchestrator/src/coordinator/coordinator-client.service.ts
index e04790d..974220c 100644
--- a/apps/orchestrator/src/coordinator/coordinator-client.service.ts
+++ b/apps/orchestrator/src/coordinator/coordinator-client.service.ts
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ export class CoordinatorClientService {
     let lastError: Error | undefined;
 
     for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= this.maxRetries; attempt++) {
-      try {
-        const controller = new AbortController();
-        const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
-          controller.abort();
-        }, this.timeout);
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+        controller.abort();
+      }, this.timeout);
 
+      try {
         const response = await fetch(url, {
           method: "POST",
           headers: this.buildHeaders(),
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ export class CoordinatorClientService {
           signal: controller.signal,
         });
 
-        clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-
         // Retry on 503 (Service Unavailable)
         if (response.status === 503) {
           this.logger.warn(
@@ -168,6 +166,8 @@ export class CoordinatorClientService {
         } else {
           throw lastError;
         }
+      } finally {
+        clearTimeout(timeoutId);
       }
     }
 
@@ -179,26 +179,26 @@ export class CoordinatorClientService {
    * @returns true if coordinator is healthy, false otherwise
    */
   async isHealthy(): Promise<boolean> {
-    try {
-      const url = `${this.coordinatorUrl}/health`;
-      const controller = new AbortController();
-      const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
-        controller.abort();
-      }, 5000);
+    const url = `${this.coordinatorUrl}/health`;
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+      controller.abort();
+    }, 5000);
 
+    try {
       const response = await fetch(url, {
         headers: this.buildHeaders(),
         signal: controller.signal,
       });
 
-      clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-
       return response.ok;
     } catch (error) {
       this.logger.warn(
         `Coordinator health check failed: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
       );
       return false;
+    } finally {
+      clearTimeout(timeoutId);
     }
   }