diff --git a/nav2_behaviors/include/nav2_behaviors/plugins/drive_on_heading.hpp b/nav2_behaviors/include/nav2_behaviors/plugins/drive_on_heading.hpp
index 8a37f26a630..a2760046345 100644
--- a/nav2_behaviors/include/nav2_behaviors/plugins/drive_on_heading.hpp
+++ b/nav2_behaviors/include/nav2_behaviors/plugins/drive_on_heading.hpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class DriveOnHeading : public TimedBehavior<ActionT>
       RCLCPP_WARN(
         this->logger_,
         "Exceeded time allowance before reaching the DriveOnHeading goal - Exiting DriveOnHeading");
-      return ResultStatus{Status::FAILED, ActionT::Result::NONE};
+      return ResultStatus{Status::FAILED, ActionT::Result::TIMEOUT};
     }
 
     geometry_msgs::msg::PoseStamped current_pose;