I'm trying to set a timeout for a stream using the change event listner. The timeout does start, however, the clearTimeout doesn't work. It does not stop the timer. I can see from the log where the section of the clear timeout (else clause) is working, but the timer does not stop.

sound=Ti.Media.createAudioPlayer({
    url:audiobook.chapters[audiobook.nowplaying].url
});
sound.addEventListener('change', function(e){
    Ti.API.info('state change ' + e.description);
    var errorTimer=0;
    if (e.description == "waiting_for_data") {
        Ti.API.info('starting timeout');
        errorTimer = setTimeout(function(){
            Ti.API.info("could not find file");
            sound.stop();
            dlStatus.text = 'Error!';
            playerNotes.text = 'File url cannot be accessed!';
        }, 5000);
    }
    else {
        Ti.API.info('clearng timeout');
        clearTimeout(errorTimer);
    }
    //sound.stop();    
});

Any ideas?