diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_timer.h b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_timer.h
index 7d753a21a..6f47d8184 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_timer.h
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_timer.h
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ int k_delayed_work_cancel(struct k_delayed_work *work);
 
 int k_delayed_work_free(struct k_delayed_work *work);
 
-void k_delayed_work_init(struct k_delayed_work *work, k_work_handler_t handler);
+int k_delayed_work_init(struct k_delayed_work *work, k_work_handler_t handler);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get system uptime.
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_timer.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_timer.c
index 76b7ac2a9..50fe7813e 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_timer.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_timer.c
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ void bt_mesh_timer_deinit(void)
     }
 }
 
-void k_delayed_work_init(struct k_delayed_work *work, k_work_handler_t handler)
+int k_delayed_work_init(struct k_delayed_work *work, k_work_handler_t handler)
 {
     osi_alarm_t *alarm = NULL;
 
     if (!work || !bm_alarm_hash_map) {
         BT_ERR("%s, Invalid parameter", __func__);
-        return;
+        return -EINVAL;
     }
 
     k_work_init(&work->work, handler);
@@ -74,28 +74,28 @@ void k_delayed_work_init(struct k_delayed_work *work, k_work_handler_t handler)
     if (!hash_map_has_key(bm_alarm_hash_map, (void *)work)) {
         alarm = osi_alarm_new("bt_mesh", (osi_alarm_callback_t)handler, (void *)&work->work, 0);
         if (alarm == NULL) {
-            BT_ERR("%s, Unable to create alarm", __func__);
+            BT_ERR("%s, Alarm not created", __func__);
             bt_mesh_alarm_unlock();
-            return;
+            return -EIO;
         }
         if (!hash_map_set(bm_alarm_hash_map, work, (void *)alarm)) {
-            BT_ERR("%s Unable to add the timer to hash map.", __func__);
+            BT_ERR("%s, Alarm not set", __func__);
             bt_mesh_alarm_unlock();
-            return;
+            return -EIO;
         }
     }
 
     alarm = hash_map_get(bm_alarm_hash_map, work);
     if (alarm == NULL) {
-        BT_WARN("%s, Unable to find expected alarm in hash map", __func__);
+        BT_ERR("%s, Alarm not found", __func__);
         bt_mesh_alarm_unlock();
-        return;
+        return -ENODEV;
     }
 
     // Just init the work timer only, don't start it.
     osi_alarm_cancel(alarm);
     bt_mesh_alarm_unlock();
-    return;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int k_delayed_work_submit(struct k_delayed_work *work, s32_t delay)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int k_delayed_work_submit(struct k_delayed_work *work, s32_t delay)
     bt_mesh_alarm_lock();
     osi_alarm_t *alarm = hash_map_get(bm_alarm_hash_map, (void *)work);
     if (alarm == NULL) {
-        BT_WARN("%s, Unable to find expected alarm in hash map", __func__);
+        BT_WARN("%s, Alarm not found", __func__);
         bt_mesh_alarm_unlock();
         return -EINVAL;
     }
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ int k_delayed_work_submit_periodic(struct k_delayed_work *work, s32_t period)
     bt_mesh_alarm_lock();
     osi_alarm_t *alarm = hash_map_get(bm_alarm_hash_map, (void *)work);
     if (alarm == NULL) {
-        BT_WARN("%s, Unable to find expected alarm in hash map", __func__);
+        BT_WARN("%s, Alarm not found", __func__);
         bt_mesh_alarm_unlock();
         return -EINVAL;
     }
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ int k_delayed_work_cancel(struct k_delayed_work *work)
     bt_mesh_alarm_lock();
     osi_alarm_t *alarm = hash_map_get(bm_alarm_hash_map, (void *)work);
     if (alarm == NULL) {
-        BT_WARN("%s, Unable to find expected alarm in hash map", __func__);
+        BT_WARN("%s, Alarm not found", __func__);
         bt_mesh_alarm_unlock();
         return -EINVAL;
     }
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int k_delayed_work_free(struct k_delayed_work *work)
     bt_mesh_alarm_lock();
     osi_alarm_t *alarm = hash_map_get(bm_alarm_hash_map, work);
     if (alarm == NULL) {
-        BT_WARN("%s Unable to find expected alarm in hash map", __func__);
+        BT_WARN("%s, Alarm not found", __func__);
         bt_mesh_alarm_unlock();
         return -EINVAL;
     }
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ s32_t k_delayed_work_remaining_get(struct k_delayed_work *work)
     bt_mesh_alarm_lock();
     osi_alarm_t *alarm = hash_map_get(bm_alarm_hash_map, (void *)work);
     if (alarm == NULL) {
-        BT_WARN("%s Unable to find expected alarm in hash map", __func__);
+        BT_WARN("%s, Alarm not found", __func__);
         bt_mesh_alarm_unlock();
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/adv.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/adv.c
index 29cc945bb..4e1d94849 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/adv.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/adv.c
@@ -1163,7 +1163,16 @@ int bt_mesh_start_ble_advertising(const struct bt_mesh_ble_adv_param *param,
     front = (tx->param.priority == BLE_MESH_BLE_ADV_PRIO_HIGH) ? true : false;
     bt_mesh_ble_adv_send(buf, &ble_adv_send_cb, tx, front);
     if (param->count) {
-        k_delayed_work_init(&tx->resend, ble_adv_resend);
+        if (k_delayed_work_init(&tx->resend, ble_adv_resend)) {
+            /* If failed to create a timer, the BLE adv packet will be
+             * sent only once. Just give a warning here, and since the
+             * BLE adv packet can be sent, return 0 here.
+             */
+            BT_WARN("Send BLE adv packet only once");
+            tx->param.count = 0;
+            net_buf_unref(buf);
+            return 0;
+        }
         bt_mesh_atomic_set_bit(tx->flags, TIMER_INIT);
     } else {
         /* Send the BLE advertising packet only once */
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_models/client/client_common.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_models/client/client_common.c
index fe5653b7b..c976c2737 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_models/client/client_common.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_models/client/client_common.c
@@ -324,13 +324,17 @@ int bt_mesh_client_send_msg(struct bt_mesh_model *model,
     node->opcode = opcode;
     node->op_pending = bt_mesh_client_get_status_op(client->op_pair, client->op_pair_size, opcode);
     if (node->op_pending == 0U) {
-        BT_ERR("%s, Not found the status opcode in the op_pair list", __func__);
+        BT_ERR("Not found the status opcode in op_pair list");
         bt_mesh_free(node);
         return -EINVAL;
     }
     node->timeout = bt_mesh_client_calc_timeout(ctx, msg, opcode, timeout ? timeout : CONFIG_BLE_MESH_CLIENT_MSG_TIMEOUT);
 
-    k_delayed_work_init(&node->timer, timer_handler);
+    if (k_delayed_work_init(&node->timer, timer_handler)) {
+        BT_ERR("%s, Failed to create a timer", __func__);
+        bt_mesh_free(node);
+        return -EIO;
+    }
 
     bt_mesh_list_lock();
     sys_slist_append(&internal->queue, &node->client_node);
@@ -492,6 +496,7 @@ int bt_mesh_client_clear_list(void *data)
     bt_mesh_list_lock();
     while (!sys_slist_is_empty(&internal->queue)) {
         node = (void *)sys_slist_get_not_empty(&internal->queue);
+        k_delayed_work_free(&node->timer);
         bt_mesh_free(node);
     }
     bt_mesh_list_unlock();