diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c41def229b1..13df400998b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
 - Add OpenStack Metrics Scaler ([#1382](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/issues/1382))
-- Fixed goroutine leaks in usage of timers ([#1704](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/pull/1704))
+- Fixed goroutine leaks in usage of timers ([#1704](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/pull/1704) | [#1739](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/pull/1739))
 
 ### New
 
diff --git a/pkg/scaling/scale_handler.go b/pkg/scaling/scale_handler.go
index df542a44c89..19e57275140 100644
--- a/pkg/scaling/scale_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/scaling/scale_handler.go
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ func (h *scaleHandler) startScaleLoop(ctx context.Context, withTriggers *kedav1a
 	pollingInterval := getPollingInterval(withTriggers)
 	logger.V(1).Info("Watching with pollingInterval", "PollingInterval", pollingInterval)
 
-	tmr := time.NewTimer(pollingInterval)
 	for {
+		tmr := time.NewTimer(pollingInterval)
+
 		select {
 		case <-tmr.C:
 			h.checkScalers(ctx, scalableObject, scalingMutex)