diff --git a/nav2_mppi_controller/include/nav2_mppi_controller/critic_manager.hpp b/nav2_mppi_controller/include/nav2_mppi_controller/critic_manager.hpp
index d8eeb87a3a..b2e2c178d9 100644
--- a/nav2_mppi_controller/include/nav2_mppi_controller/critic_manager.hpp
+++ b/nav2_mppi_controller/include/nav2_mppi_controller/critic_manager.hpp
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ class CriticManager
     * @brief Constructor for mppi::CriticManager
     */
   CriticManager() = default;
-
+  
+  /**
+    * @brief Virtual Destructor for mppi::CriticManager
+    */
+  virtual ~CriticManager() = default;
+  
   /**
     * @brief Configure critic manager on bringup and load plugins
     * @param parent WeakPtr to node