diff --git a/ntex-util/CHANGES.md b/ntex-util/CHANGES.md
index 80310867..18929dec 100644
--- a/ntex-util/CHANGES.md
+++ b/ntex-util/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [0.1.5] - 2021-12-27
+
+* Fix borrow error when timer get dropped immidietly after start
+
 ## [0.1.4] - 2021-12-21
 
 * mpsc: add Receiver::poll_recv() method
diff --git a/ntex-util/Cargo.toml b/ntex-util/Cargo.toml
index 1cfbd070..6a075841 100644
--- a/ntex-util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ntex-util/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ntex-util"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5"
 authors = ["ntex contributors <team@ntex.rs>"]
 description = "Utilities for ntex framework"
 keywords = ["network", "framework", "async", "futures"]
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ name = "ntex_util"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-bitflags = "1.2"
+bitflags = "1.3"
 fxhash = "0.2.1"
 log = "0.4"
 slab = "0.4"
diff --git a/ntex-util/src/time/wheel.rs b/ntex-util/src/time/wheel.rs
index c18281bb..4733fcfe 100644
--- a/ntex-util/src/time/wheel.rs
+++ b/ntex-util/src/time/wheel.rs
@@ -550,7 +550,9 @@ impl TimerDriver {
 
 impl Drop for TimerDriver {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.0.borrow_mut().stop_wheel();
+        if let Ok(mut timer) = self.0.try_borrow_mut() {
+            timer.stop_wheel();
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -608,7 +610,9 @@ impl LowresTimerDriver {
 
 impl Drop for LowresTimerDriver {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.0.borrow_mut().stop_wheel();
+        if let Ok(mut timer) = self.0.try_borrow_mut() {
+            timer.stop_wheel();
+        }
     }
 }