diff --git a/appsec/src/helper/timer.hpp b/appsec/src/helper/timer.hpp
index fbf27cc61a..6970e11925 100644
--- a/appsec/src/helper/timer.hpp
+++ b/appsec/src/helper/timer.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class timer {
     {
         return system_clock::now().time_since_epoch();
     }
+    virtual ~timer() = default;
 };
 
 } // namespace dds
diff --git a/appsec/tests/helper/rate_limit_test.cpp b/appsec/tests/helper/rate_limit_test.cpp
index b41083941f..394b0cef1d 100644
--- a/appsec/tests/helper/rate_limit_test.cpp
+++ b/appsec/tests/helper/rate_limit_test.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class timer : public dds::timer {
 
         return result;
     }
+    ~timer() = default;
     std::queue<system_clock::duration> responses;
 };
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class rate_limiter : public dds::rate_limiter {
 
 TEST(RateLimitTest, OnlyAllowedMaxPerSecond)
 {
-    auto timer = std::make_unique<mock::timer>();
+    std::unique_ptr<mock::timer> timer = std::make_unique<mock::timer>();
     // Four calls within the same second
     timer->responses.push(system_clock::duration(1708963615));