diff --git a/.changeset/popular-ducks-guess.md b/.changeset/popular-ducks-guess.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e8bfc09f8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/popular-ducks-guess.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@effect/platform-node": patch
+"@effect/platform-bun": patch
+---
+
+Fixed interruption of timeout in worker shutdown
diff --git a/packages/platform-bun/src/internal/worker.ts b/packages/platform-bun/src/internal/worker.ts
index ffe95beaa6b..37e4a30372e 100644
--- a/packages/platform-bun/src/internal/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-bun/src/internal/worker.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ const platformWorkerImpl = Worker.makePlatform<globalThis.Worker>()({
             worker.postMessage([1])
             return Deferred.await(closeDeferred)
           }).pipe(
-            Effect.interruptible,
             Effect.timeout(5000),
+            Effect.interruptible,
             Effect.catchAllCause(() => Effect.sync(() => worker.terminate()))
           )
         ),
diff --git a/packages/platform-node/src/internal/worker.ts b/packages/platform-node/src/internal/worker.ts
index 5b5aaa554cd..61b7f211121 100644
--- a/packages/platform-node/src/internal/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-node/src/internal/worker.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ const platformWorkerImpl = Worker.makePlatform<WorkerThreads.Worker>()({
             worker.postMessage([1])
             return Deferred.await(exitDeferred)
           }).pipe(
-            Effect.interruptible,
             Effect.timeout(5000),
+            Effect.interruptible,
             Effect.catchAllCause(() => Effect.sync(() => worker.terminate()))
           )
         ),