diff --git a/src/util/helper.py b/src/util/helper.py
index baaf313e..7377b943 100644
--- a/src/util/helper.py
+++ b/src/util/helper.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def timerCaller(secs, func, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def timer(secs, func, *args, **kwargs):
-    gevent.spawn_later(secs, timerCaller, secs, func, *args, **kwargs)
+    return gevent.spawn_later(secs, timerCaller, secs, func, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 def create_connection(address, timeout=None, source_address=None):