diff --git a/go/common/subscription/utils.go b/go/common/subscription/utils.go
index fe50c09cdc..4179cf476c 100644
--- a/go/common/subscription/utils.go
+++ b/go/common/subscription/utils.go
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ import (
 func ForwardFromChannels[R any](inputChannels []chan R, onMessage func(R) error, onBackendDisconnect func(), backendDisconnected *atomic.Bool, stopped *atomic.Bool, timeoutInterval time.Duration, logger gethlog.Logger) {
 	inputCases := make([]reflect.SelectCase, len(inputChannels)+1)
 
+	cleanupTicker := time.NewTicker(2 * time.Second)
+	defer cleanupTicker.Stop()
 	// create a ticker to handle cleanup, check the "stopped" flag and exit the goroutine
 	inputCases[0] = reflect.SelectCase{
 		Dir:  reflect.SelectRecv,
-		Chan: reflect.ValueOf(time.NewTicker(2 * time.Second).C),
+		Chan: reflect.ValueOf(cleanupTicker.C),
 	}
 
 	// create a select "case" for each input channel