diff --git a/lib/crowdsec.lua b/lib/crowdsec.lua
index 0bb960f..709e13d 100644
--- a/lib/crowdsec.lua
+++ b/lib/crowdsec.lua
@@ -493,6 +493,10 @@ function csmod.SetupStream()
         ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "Failed to query the stream: " .. err)
       end
     end
+    if ngx.worker.exiting() then
+      ngx.log(ngx.INFO, "worker is exiting, not setting up stream timer")
+      return
+    end
     local ok, err = ngx.timer.at(runtime.conf["UPDATE_FREQUENCY"], SetupStreamTimer)
     if not ok then
       error("Failed to create the timer: " .. (err or "unknown"))
diff --git a/t/26_stream_timer_worker_exiting.t b/t/26_stream_timer_worker_exiting.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a482d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/26_stream_timer_worker_exiting.t
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+use Test::Nginx::Socket 'no_plan';
+
+master_on();
+workers(1);
+run_tests();
+
+__DATA__
+
+=== TEST 26: Stream refresh running when the worker exits
+
+--- main_config
+load_module /usr/share/nginx/modules/ndk_http_module.so;
+load_module /usr/share/nginx/modules/ngx_http_lua_module.so;
+
+--- http_config
+
+lua_package_path './lib/?.lua;;';
+lua_shared_dict crowdsec_cache 50m;
+lua_shared_dict lapi_state 1m;
+
+init_by_lua_block
+{
+        cs = require "crowdsec"
+        local ok, err = cs.init("./t/conf_t/26_stream_timer_worker_exiting_crowdsec_nginx_bouncer.conf", "crowdsec-nginx-bouncer/v1.0.8")
+        if ok == nil then
+                ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "[Crowdsec] " .. err)
+                error()
+        end
+}
+
+init_worker_by_lua_block {
+        cs = require "crowdsec"
+        cs.SetupStream()
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 8081;
+
+      location = /v1/decisions/stream {
+            content_by_lua_block {
+            local args = ngx.req.get_uri_args()
+            if args.startup ~= "true" then
+               ngx.shared.lapi_state:set("refreshing", true)
+               ngx.sleep(1)
+            end
+            ngx.say('{"deleted": [], "new": []}')
+            }
+      }
+}
+
+--- config
+
+location = /t {
+    content_by_lua_block {
+        for _ = 1, 100 do
+            if ngx.shared.lapi_state:get("refreshing") then
+                break
+            end
+            ngx.sleep(0.1)
+        end
+        ngx.print(tostring(ngx.shared.lapi_state:get("refreshing")))
+    }
+}
+
+--- request
+GET /t
+--- response_body: true
+--- no_shutdown_error_log
+Failed to create the timer
diff --git a/t/conf_t/26_stream_timer_worker_exiting_crowdsec_nginx_bouncer.conf b/t/conf_t/26_stream_timer_worker_exiting_crowdsec_nginx_bouncer.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6da57bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/conf_t/26_stream_timer_worker_exiting_crowdsec_nginx_bouncer.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+ENABLED=true
+API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8081
+API_KEY=test_key
+CACHE_EXPIRATION=1
+BOUNCING_ON_TYPE=all
+FALLBACK_REMEDIATION=ban
+REQUEST_TIMEOUT=3000
+UPDATE_FREQUENCY=1
+MODE=stream
+EXCLUDE_LOCATION=/v1/decisions/stream
+BAN_TEMPLATE_PATH=./ban
+REDIRECT_LOCATION=
+RET_CODE=
+CAPTCHA_PROVIDER=
+SECRET_KEY=
+SITE_KEY=
+CAPTCHA_TEMPLATE_PATH=/var/lib/crowdsec/lua/templates/captcha.html
+CAPTCHA_EXPIRATION=3600