diff --git a/core/stores/cache/cachenode_test.go b/core/stores/cache/cachenode_test.go
index 6e16a102..f286639b 100644
--- a/core/stores/cache/cachenode_test.go
+++ b/core/stores/cache/cachenode_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-//go:build !race
-
-// Disable data race detection is because of the timingWheel in cacheNode.
 package cache
 
 import (
@@ -58,16 +55,16 @@ func TestCacheNode_DelCache(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("del cache with errors", func(t *testing.T) {
-		old := timingWheel
+		old := timingWheel.Load()
 		ticker := timex.NewFakeTicker()
-		var err error
-		timingWheel, err = collection.NewTimingWheelWithTicker(
+		tw, err := collection.NewTimingWheelWithTicker(
 			time.Millisecond, timingWheelSlots, func(key, value any) {
 				clean(key, value)
 			}, ticker)
+		timingWheel.Store(tw)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		t.Cleanup(func() {
-			timingWheel = old
+			timingWheel.Store(old)
 		})
 
 		r, err := miniredis.Run()
diff --git a/core/stores/cache/cleaner.go b/core/stores/cache/cleaner.go
index ce0b50a4..24ec5780 100644
--- a/core/stores/cache/cleaner.go
+++ b/core/stores/cache/cleaner.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cache
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/core/collection"
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	timingWheel *collection.TimingWheel
+	// use atomic to avoid data race in unit tests
+	timingWheel atomic.Value
 	taskRunner  = threading.NewTaskRunner(cleanWorkers)
 )
 
@@ -30,22 +32,27 @@ type delayTask struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	var err error
-	timingWheel, err = collection.NewTimingWheel(time.Second, timingWheelSlots, clean)
+	tw, err := collection.NewTimingWheel(time.Second, timingWheelSlots, clean)
 	logx.Must(err)
+	timingWheel.Store(tw)
 
 	proc.AddShutdownListener(func() {
-		timingWheel.Drain(clean)
+		if err := tw.Drain(clean); err != nil {
+			logx.Errorf("failed to drain timing wheel: %v", err)
+		}
 	})
 }
 
 // AddCleanTask adds a clean task on given keys.
 func AddCleanTask(task func() error, keys ...string) {
-	timingWheel.SetTimer(stringx.Randn(taskKeyLen), delayTask{
+	tw := timingWheel.Load().(*collection.TimingWheel)
+	if err := tw.SetTimer(stringx.Randn(taskKeyLen), delayTask{
 		delay: time.Second,
 		task:  task,
 		keys:  keys,
-	}, time.Second)
+	}, time.Second); err != nil {
+		logx.Errorf("failed to set timer for keys: %q, error: %v", formatKeys(keys), err)
+	}
 }
 
 func clean(key, value any) {
@@ -59,7 +66,10 @@ func clean(key, value any) {
 		next, ok := nextDelay(dt.delay)
 		if ok {
 			dt.delay = next
-			timingWheel.SetTimer(key, dt, next)
+			tw := timingWheel.Load().(*collection.TimingWheel)
+			if err = tw.SetTimer(key, dt, next); err != nil {
+				logx.Errorf("failed to set timer for key: %s, error: %v", key, err)
+			}
 		} else {
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("retried but failed to clear cache with keys: %q, error: %v",
 				formatKeys(dt.keys), err)
diff --git a/core/stores/cache/cleaner_test.go b/core/stores/cache/cleaner_test.go
index 73f6b3f5..1497b9eb 100644
--- a/core/stores/cache/cleaner_test.go
+++ b/core/stores/cache/cleaner_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/core/collection"
 	"github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/core/proc"
+	"github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/core/timex"
 )
 
 func TestNextDelay(t *testing.T) {
@@ -49,6 +51,18 @@ func TestNextDelay(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			old := timingWheel.Load()
+			ticker := timex.NewFakeTicker()
+			tw, err := collection.NewTimingWheelWithTicker(
+				time.Millisecond, timingWheelSlots, func(key, value any) {
+					clean(key, value)
+				}, ticker)
+			timingWheel.Store(tw)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			t.Cleanup(func() {
+				timingWheel.Store(old)
+			})
+
 			next, ok := nextDelay(test.input)
 			assert.Equal(t, test.ok, ok)
 			assert.Equal(t, test.output, next)