diff --git a/packages/js/plugins/ipfs/src/index.ts b/packages/js/plugins/ipfs/src/index.ts
index 5b4fe7717c..18bf9a6d82 100644
--- a/packages/js/plugins/ipfs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/js/plugins/ipfs/src/index.ts
@@ -108,13 +108,14 @@ export class IpfsPlugin extends Module<NoConfig> {
   ): Promise<TReturn> {
     const defaultIpfsClient = createIpfsClient(this.env.provider);
 
-    if (!options) {
-      // Default behavior if no options are provided
+    if (!options?.fallbackProviders) {
+      // Default behavior if no fallback providers are provided
+      // Note that options.timeout is already set by getOptions
       return await execSimple(
         operation,
         defaultIpfsClient,
         this.config.provider,
-        0,
+        options?.timeout ?? 0,
         func
       );
     }