diff --git a/ts/textsecure/WebAPI.ts b/ts/textsecure/WebAPI.ts
index 999fec1e6ff7..7c0d2d1e2cd8 100644
--- a/ts/textsecure/WebAPI.ts
+++ b/ts/textsecure/WebAPI.ts
@@ -3514,7 +3514,7 @@ export function initialize({
           disableRetries: options?.disableRetries,
           proxyUrl,
           responseType: 'stream',
-          timeout: options?.timeout || 0,
+          timeout: options?.timeout ?? DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
           type: 'GET',
           redactUrl: redactor,
           version,