diff --git a/lib/datadog/core/remote/component.rb b/lib/datadog/core/remote/component.rb
index aff4a4691d3..104bb45c6b1 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/core/remote/component.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/core/remote/component.rb
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def wait_once(timeout = nil)
               ].compact.min
 
               _timeout = deadline ? deadline - now : nil
-              return :expired if _timeout && _timeout <= 0
+              return :expired if !_timeout.nil? && _timeout <= 0
 
               # - starting with Ruby 3.2, ConditionVariable#wait returns nil on
               #   timeout and an integer otherwise