diff --git a/packages/datadog-plugin-http/src/client.js b/packages/datadog-plugin-http/src/client.js
index 42833bb896f..5d48f3331e9 100644
--- a/packages/datadog-plugin-http/src/client.js
+++ b/packages/datadog-plugin-http/src/client.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class HttpClientPlugin extends ClientPlugin {
       // conditions for no error:
       // 1. not using a custom agent instance with custom timeout specified
       // 2. no invocation of `req.setTimeout`
-      if (!args.options.agent?.options.timeout && !customRequestTimeout) return
+      if (!args.options.agent?.options?.timeout && !customRequestTimeout) return
 
       span.setTag('error', 1)
     }