diff --git a/src/conversation.ts b/src/conversation.ts
index 0e3f830..9e377f1 100644
--- a/src/conversation.ts
+++ b/src/conversation.ts
@@ -960,7 +960,9 @@ export class ConversationHandle<C extends Context> {
         opts?: OtherwiseConfig<C>,
     ): Promise<C> {
         const { otherwise, drop, maxMilliseconds } = toObj(opts);
-        const ctx = await this.wait({ maxMilliseconds });
+        const ctx = maxMilliseconds
+            ? await this.wait({ maxMilliseconds })
+            : await this.wait();
         if (!await predicate(ctx)) {
             await otherwise?.(ctx);
             await this.skip({ drop });