diff --git a/core/src/plugin/base.ts b/core/src/plugin/base.ts
index 06ece2e01e..810d75bec1 100644
--- a/core/src/plugin/base.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugin/base.ts
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ export const moduleActionParamsSchema = () =>
 export const runBaseParams = () => ({
   interactive: joi.boolean().description("Whether to run interactively (i.e. attach to the terminal)."),
   silent: joi.boolean().description("Set to false if the output should not be logged to the console."),
-  // TODO-0.13.0: revisit this, the timeout might not need to be optional
-  timeout: joi.number().optional().description("If set, how long to run the command before timing out."),
+  timeout: joi.number().required().description("If set, how long to run the command before timing out."),
 })
 
 // TODO-0.13.0: update this schema in 0.13.0