diff --git a/simple/provider.go b/simple/provider.go
index 8fa9c10..3b4c882 100644
--- a/simple/provider.go
+++ b/simple/provider.go
@@ -7,17 +7,16 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
-	cid "github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	q "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-provider/queue"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
-	routing "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/routing"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/routing"
 )
 
 var logP = logging.Logger("provider.simple")
 
 const (
 	provideOutgoingWorkerLimit = 8
-	provideTimeout             = 3 * time.Minute
 )
 
 // Provider announces blocks to the network
@@ -27,15 +26,31 @@ type Provider struct {
 	queue *q.Queue
 	// used to announce providing to the network
 	contentRouting routing.ContentRouting
+	// how long to wait for announce to complete before giving up
+	timeout time.Duration
+}
+
+type Option func(*Provider)
+
+func WithTimeout(timeout time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(p *Provider) {
+		p.timeout = timeout
+	}
 }
 
 // NewProvider creates a provider that announces blocks to the network using a content router
-func NewProvider(ctx context.Context, queue *q.Queue, contentRouting routing.ContentRouting) *Provider {
-	return &Provider{
+func NewProvider(ctx context.Context, queue *q.Queue, contentRouting routing.ContentRouting, options ...Option) *Provider {
+	p := &Provider{
 		ctx:            ctx,
 		queue:          queue,
 		contentRouting: contentRouting,
 	}
+
+	for _, option := range options {
+		option(p)
+	}
+
+	return p
 }
 
 // Close stops the provider
@@ -64,7 +79,7 @@ func (p *Provider) handleAnnouncements() {
 				case <-p.ctx.Done():
 					return
 				case c := <-p.queue.Dequeue():
-					ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(p.ctx, provideTimeout)
+					ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(p.ctx, p.timeout)
 					defer cancel()
 					logP.Info("announce - start - ", c)
 					if err := p.contentRouting.Provide(ctx, c, true); err != nil {