diff --git a/src/contentFetcher.ts b/src/contentFetcher.ts
index 9c37d0dc..93334e38 100644
--- a/src/contentFetcher.ts
+++ b/src/contentFetcher.ts
@@ -128,12 +128,15 @@ export class ContentFetcher {
             throw new Error('The API key must be provided to fetch static content.');
         }
 
-        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        // Types for Browser and Node environment
+        let timeoutReference: number | NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+
+        return new Promise<FetchResponse<P>>((resolve, reject) => {
             const abortController = new AbortController();
             const timeout = options.timeout ?? this.configuration.defaultTimeout;
 
             if (timeout !== undefined) {
-                setTimeout(
+                timeoutReference = setTimeout(
                     () => {
                         const response: ErrorResponse = {
                             title: `Content could not be loaded in time for slot '${slotId}'.`,
@@ -189,7 +192,12 @@ export class ContentFetcher {
                         );
                     }
                 });
-        });
+        })
+            .finally(() => {
+                // Once the fetch completes, regardless of outcome, cancel the timeout
+                // to avoid logging an error that didn't happen.
+                clearTimeout(timeoutReference);
+            });
     }
 
     private load(slotId: string, signal: AbortSignal, options: FetchOptions): Promise<Response> {
diff --git a/test/contentFetcher.test.ts b/test/contentFetcher.test.ts
index 254d293b..fc90def0 100644
--- a/test/contentFetcher.test.ts
+++ b/test/contentFetcher.test.ts
@@ -414,6 +414,36 @@ describe('A content fetcher', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    it('should not log a timeout error message when request completes before the timeout', async () => {
+        jest.useFakeTimers();
+
+        const logger: Logger = {
+            debug: jest.fn(),
+            info: jest.fn(),
+            warn: jest.fn(),
+            error: jest.fn(),
+        };
+
+        const fetcher = new ContentFetcher({
+            appId: appId,
+            logger: logger,
+            defaultTimeout: 10,
+        });
+
+        fetchMock.mock({
+            ...requestMatcher,
+            response: {
+                result: 'Carol',
+            },
+        });
+
+        await fetcher.fetch(slotId);
+
+        jest.advanceTimersByTime(11);
+
+        expect(logger.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it('should fetch dynamic content using the provided context', async () => {
         const fetcher = new ContentFetcher({
             appId: appId,