diff --git a/crates/bin/src/args.rs b/crates/bin/src/args.rs
index 2683601f..dab59064 100644
--- a/crates/bin/src/args.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/src/args.rs
@@ -191,9 +191,10 @@ pub struct Args {
     #[clap(
         help_heading = "Overrides",
         long,
-        env = "BINSTALL_MAXIMUM_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT"
+        env = "BINSTALL_MAXIMUM_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT",
+        default_value_t = NonZeroU16::new(180).unwrap(),
     )]
-    pub(crate) maximum_resolution_timeout: Option<NonZeroU16>,
+    pub(crate) maximum_resolution_timeout: NonZeroU16,
 
     /// This flag is now enabled by default thus a no-op.
     ///
diff --git a/crates/bin/src/entry.rs b/crates/bin/src/entry.rs
index 79e79401..9709736f 100644
--- a/crates/bin/src/entry.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/src/entry.rs
@@ -210,10 +210,9 @@ pub fn install_crates(
         },
         disable_telemetry: args.disable_telemetry,
 
-        maximum_resolution_timeout: args
-            .maximum_resolution_timeout
-            .map(|n| Duration::from_secs(n.get().into()))
-            .unwrap_or(Duration::from_secs(180)),
+        maximum_resolution_timeout: Duration::from_secs(
+            args.maximum_resolution_timeout.get().into(),
+        ),
     });
 
     // Destruct args before any async function to reduce size of the future