diff --git a/rdagent/components/coder/CoSTEER/__init__.py b/rdagent/components/coder/CoSTEER/__init__.py
index 51d30a72..1923119a 100644
--- a/rdagent/components/coder/CoSTEER/__init__.py
+++ b/rdagent/components/coder/CoSTEER/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from rdagent.core.evolving_agent import EvolvingStrategy, RAGEvoAgent
 from rdagent.core.exception import CoderError
 from rdagent.core.experiment import Experiment
 from rdagent.log import rdagent_logger as logger
+from rdagent.oai.backend.base import RD_Agent_TIMER_wrapper
 
 
 class CoSTEER(Developer[Experiment]):
@@ -107,6 +108,9 @@ class CoSTEER(Developer[Experiment]):
             if (datetime.now() - start_datetime).seconds > self.max_seconds:
                 logger.info(f"Reached max time limit {self.max_seconds} seconds, stop evolving")
                 break
+            if RD_Agent_TIMER_wrapper.timer.started and RD_Agent_TIMER_wrapper.timer.is_timeout():
+                logger.info("Global timer is timeout, stop evolving")
+                break
 
         if self.with_feedback and self.filter_final_evo:
             evo_exp = self._exp_postprocess_by_feedback(evo_exp, self.evolve_agent.evolving_trace[-1].feedback)