diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper.ex
index 740e6e9ff..0728cbaa2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper.ex
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.AdapterHelper do
 
   @type proxy_type() :: :socks4 | :socks5
   @type host() :: charlist() | :inet.ip_address()
-  @type pool() :: :federation | :upload | :media | :default
 
-  alias Pleroma.Config
   alias Pleroma.HTTP.AdapterHelper
   require Logger
 
@@ -46,29 +44,12 @@ def maybe_add_proxy(opts, proxy), do: Keyword.put_new(opts, :proxy, proxy)
   def options(%URI{} = uri, opts \\ []) do
     @defaults
     |> Keyword.merge(opts)
-    |> put_timeout()
     |> adapter_helper().options(uri)
   end
 
-  @spec pool_timeout(pool()) :: non_neg_integer()
-  def pool_timeout(pool) do
-    {config_key, default} =
-      if adapter() == Tesla.Adapter.Gun do
-        {:pools, Config.get([:pools, :default, :timeout], 5_000)}
-      else
-        {:hackney_pools, 10_000}
-      end
-
-    Config.get([config_key, pool, :timeout], default)
-  end
-
-  # For Hackney, this is the time a connection can stay idle in the pool.
-  # For Gun, this is the timeout to receive a message from Gun.
-  defp put_timeout(opts) do
-    Keyword.put_new(opts, :timeout, pool_timeout(opts[:pool]))
-  end
-
+  @spec get_conn(URI.t(), keyword()) :: {:ok, keyword()} | {:error, atom()}
   def get_conn(uri, opts), do: adapter_helper().get_conn(uri, opts)
+
   defp adapter, do: Application.get_env(:tesla, :adapter)
 
   defp adapter_helper do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper/gun.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper/gun.ex
index db0a298b3..02e20f2d1 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper/gun.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/adapter_helper/gun.ex
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.AdapterHelper.Gun do
     await_up_timeout: 5_000
   ]
 
+  @type pool() :: :federation | :upload | :media | :default
+
   @spec options(keyword(), URI.t()) :: keyword()
   def options(incoming_opts \\ [], %URI{} = uri) do
     proxy =
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ def options(incoming_opts \\ [], %URI{} = uri) do
     |> add_scheme_opts(uri)
     |> AdapterHelper.maybe_add_proxy(proxy)
     |> Keyword.merge(incoming_opts)
+    |> put_timeout()
   end
 
   defp add_scheme_opts(opts, %{scheme: "http"}), do: opts
@@ -42,6 +45,18 @@ defp add_scheme_opts(opts, %{scheme: "https"}) do
     Keyword.put(opts, :certificates_verification, true)
   end
 
+  defp put_timeout(opts) do
+    # this is the timeout to receive a message from Gun
+    Keyword.put_new(opts, :timeout, pool_timeout(opts[:pool]))
+  end
+
+  @spec pool_timeout(pool()) :: non_neg_integer()
+  def pool_timeout(pool) do
+    default = Config.get([:pools, :default, :timeout], 5_000)
+
+    Config.get([:pools, pool, :timeout], default)
+  end
+
   @spec get_conn(URI.t(), keyword()) :: {:ok, keyword()} | {:error, atom()}
   def get_conn(uri, opts) do
     case ConnectionPool.get_conn(uri, opts) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/uploaders/s3.ex b/lib/pleroma/uploaders/s3.ex
index ed9794ca2..6dbef9085 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/uploaders/s3.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/uploaders/s3.ex
@@ -54,11 +54,15 @@ def put_file(%Pleroma.Upload{} = upload) do
             {:content_type, upload.content_type}
           ])
 
-        # set s3 upload timeout to respect :upload pool timeout
-        # timeout should be slightly larger, so s3 can retry upload on fail
-        timeout = Pleroma.HTTP.AdapterHelper.pool_timeout(:upload) + 1_000
-        opts = Keyword.put(op.opts, :timeout, timeout)
-        Map.put(op, :opts, opts)
+        if Application.get_env(:tesla, :adapter) == Tesla.Adapter.Gun do
+          # set s3 upload timeout to respect :upload pool timeout
+          # timeout should be slightly larger, so s3 can retry upload on fail
+          timeout = Pleroma.HTTP.AdapterHelper.Gun.pool_timeout(:upload) + 1_000
+          opts = Keyword.put(op.opts, :timeout, timeout)
+          Map.put(op, :opts, opts)
+        else
+          op
+        end
       else
         {:ok, file_data} = File.read(upload.tempfile)