diff --git a/cmd/cosign/cli/sign/sign_blob.go b/cmd/cosign/cli/sign/sign_blob.go
index e0653067f8e..c32dff48be6 100644
--- a/cmd/cosign/cli/sign/sign_blob.go
+++ b/cmd/cosign/cli/sign/sign_blob.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	cbundle "github.com/sigstore/cosign/pkg/cosign/bundle"
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ type KeyOpts struct {
 }
 
 // nolint
-func SignBlobCmd(ctx context.Context, ko KeyOpts, regOpts options.RegistryOptions, payloadPath string, b64 bool, outputSignature string, outputCertificate string, timeout time.Duration) ([]byte, error) {
+func SignBlobCmd(ro *options.RootOptions, ko KeyOpts, regOpts options.RegistryOptions, payloadPath string, b64 bool, outputSignature string, outputCertificate string) ([]byte, error) {
 	var payload []byte
 	var err error
 	var rekorBytes []byte
@@ -68,11 +67,9 @@ func SignBlobCmd(ctx context.Context, ko KeyOpts, regOpts options.RegistryOption
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if timeout != 0 {
-		var cancelFn context.CancelFunc
-		ctx, cancelFn = context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
-		defer cancelFn()
-	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), ro.Timeout)
+	defer cancel()
 
 	sv, err := SignerFromKeyOpts(ctx, "", ko)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/cosign/cli/signblob.go b/cmd/cosign/cli/signblob.go
index ebbb314e786..6312210d0d7 100644
--- a/cmd/cosign/cli/signblob.go
+++ b/cmd/cosign/cli/signblob.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func SignBlob() *cobra.Command {
 					fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "WARNING: the '--output' flag is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use '--output-signature'")
 					o.OutputSignature = o.Output
 				}
-				if _, err := sign.SignBlobCmd(cmd.Context(), ko, o.Registry, blob, o.Base64Output, o.OutputSignature, o.OutputCertificate, ro.Timeout); err != nil {
+				if _, err := sign.SignBlobCmd(ro, ko, o.Registry, blob, o.Base64Output, o.OutputSignature, o.OutputCertificate); err != nil {
 					return errors.Wrapf(err, "signing %s", blob)
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/test/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e_test.go
index 5c06515eddd..55fd29b93ff 100644
--- a/test/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_test.go
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ func TestSignBlob(t *testing.T) {
 		KeyRef:   privKeyPath1,
 		PassFunc: passFunc,
 	}
-	sig, err := sign.SignBlobCmd(ctx, ko, options.RegistryOptions{}, bp, true, "", "", 30*time.Second)
+	sig, err := sign.SignBlobCmd(ro, ko, options.RegistryOptions{}, bp, true, "", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ func TestSignBlobBundle(t *testing.T) {
 		BundlePath: bundlePath,
 		RekorURL:   rekorURL,
 	}
-	if _, err := sign.SignBlobCmd(ctx, ko, options.RegistryOptions{}, bp, true, "", "", 30*time.Second); err != nil {
+	if _, err := sign.SignBlobCmd(ro, ko, options.RegistryOptions{}, bp, true, "", ""); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	// Now verify should work
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ func TestSignBlobBundle(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Now we turn on the tlog and sign again
 	defer setenv(t, options.ExperimentalEnv, "1")()
-	if _, err := sign.SignBlobCmd(ctx, ko, options.RegistryOptions{}, bp, true, "", "", 30*time.Second); err != nil {
+	if _, err := sign.SignBlobCmd(ro, ko, options.RegistryOptions{}, bp, true, "", ""); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}