diff --git a/src/Ssh.php b/src/Ssh.php
index c399ddd..b3da00a 100755
--- a/src/Ssh.php
+++ b/src/Ssh.php
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class Ssh
 
     protected Closure $onOutput;
 
+    private int $timeout = 0;
+
     public function __construct(string $user, string $host, int $port = null)
     {
         $this->user = $user;
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ public function enableStrictHostKeyChecking(): self
 
     public function setTimeout(int $timeout): self
     {
-        $this->extraOptions['timeout'] = $timeout;
+        $this->timeout = $timeout;
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -241,10 +243,7 @@ protected function getExtraScpOptions(): string
 
     protected function getExtraOptions(): array
     {
-        // Removed timeout from extra options; it's only used as a value for Symfony\Process, not as an SSH option
-        $extraOptions = array_filter($this->extraOptions, fn ($key) => $key !== 'timeout', ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY);
-
-        return array_values($extraOptions);
+        return array_values($this->extraOptions);
     }
 
     protected function wrapArray($arrayOrString): array
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ protected function run(string $command, string $method = 'run'): Process
     {
         $process = Process::fromShellCommandline($command);
 
-        $process->setTimeout($this->extraOptions['timeout'] ?? 0);
+        $process->setTimeout($this->timeout);
 
         ($this->processConfigurationClosure)($process);
 
diff --git a/tests/SshTest.php b/tests/SshTest.php
index 2dcb937..c635909 100644
--- a/tests/SshTest.php
+++ b/tests/SshTest.php
@@ -151,3 +151,9 @@
 
     assertMatchesSnapshot($command);
 });
+
+it('does not alter scp command when setting timeout', function () {
+    $command = $this->ssh->setTimeout(10)->getUploadCommand('.env', 'spatie.be/current/.env');
+
+    assertMatchesSnapshot($command);
+});
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/SshTest__it_does_not_alter_scp_command_when_setting_timeout__1.txt b/tests/__snapshots__/SshTest__it_does_not_alter_scp_command_when_setting_timeout__1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..150ff63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/SshTest__it_does_not_alter_scp_command_when_setting_timeout__1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+scp -r .env user@example.com:spatie.be/current/.env
\ No newline at end of file