diff --git a/sandbox/src/chain/jsonRpcWriteClient.ts b/sandbox/src/chain/jsonRpcWriteClient.ts
index b1a44b6..c297257 100644
--- a/sandbox/src/chain/jsonRpcWriteClient.ts
+++ b/sandbox/src/chain/jsonRpcWriteClient.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface CreateJsonRpcWriteClientOptions {
   chainId: number;
   privateKey: string;
   pollIntervalMs?: number;
+  receiptTimeoutMs?: number;
   fetchImpl?: typeof fetch;
 }
 
@@ -109,8 +110,11 @@ async function waitForReceipt(
   rpcUrl: string,
   transactionHash: `0x${string}`,
   pollIntervalMs: number,
+  receiptTimeoutMs: number,
   fetchImpl: typeof fetch
 ): Promise<TransactionReceiptResult> {
+  const startedAt = Date.now();
+
   for (;;) {
     const receipt = await jsonRpcRequest<RawTransactionReceipt | null>(
       rpcUrl,
@@ -120,6 +124,11 @@ async function waitForReceipt(
     );
 
     if (!receipt) {
+      const elapsedMs = Date.now() - startedAt;
+      if (elapsedMs >= receiptTimeoutMs) {
+        throw new Error(`transaction ${transactionHash} was not mined within ${receiptTimeoutMs}ms`);
+      }
+
       await sleep(pollIntervalMs);
       continue;
     }
@@ -146,6 +155,7 @@ export function createJsonRpcWriteClient(
   const wallet = new Wallet(options.privateKey);
   const fetchImpl = options.fetchImpl ?? fetch;
   const pollIntervalMs = options.pollIntervalMs ?? 1000;
+  const receiptTimeoutMs = options.receiptTimeoutMs ?? 120_000;
   const signerAddress = wallet.address.toLowerCase();
 
   return {
@@ -195,7 +205,7 @@ export function createJsonRpcWriteClient(
         fetchImpl
       );
 
-      return waitForReceipt(options.rpcUrl, transactionHash, pollIntervalMs, fetchImpl);
+      return waitForReceipt(options.rpcUrl, transactionHash, pollIntervalMs, receiptTimeoutMs, fetchImpl);
     }
   };
 }
diff --git a/sandbox/tests/chain/jsonRpcWriteClient.test.ts b/sandbox/tests/chain/jsonRpcWriteClient.test.ts
index 83c2659..72912cf 100644
--- a/sandbox/tests/chain/jsonRpcWriteClient.test.ts
+++ b/sandbox/tests/chain/jsonRpcWriteClient.test.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,39 @@ test("createJsonRpcWriteClient sends a signed raw transaction and waits for a su
   assert.equal(parsedTx.from?.toLowerCase(), SIGNER_ADDRESS);
 });
 
+
+test("createJsonRpcWriteClient times out when the receipt never arrives", async () => {
+  const txHash = `0x${"d".repeat(64)}`;
+  const fetchImpl = buildMockFetch(
+    [
+      { jsonrpc: "2.0", id: 1, result: TEST_NONCE_HEX },
+      { jsonrpc: "2.0", id: 1, result: TEST_GAS_LIMIT_HEX },
+      { jsonrpc: "2.0", id: 1, result: TEST_GAS_PRICE_HEX },
+      { jsonrpc: "2.0", id: 1, result: txHash },
+      { jsonrpc: "2.0", id: 1, result: null }
+    ],
+    []
+  );
+
+  const client = createJsonRpcWriteClient({
+    rpcUrl: "http://localhost:8545",
+    chainId: TEST_CHAIN_ID,
+    privateKey: PRIVATE_KEY,
+    pollIntervalMs: 0,
+    receiptTimeoutMs: 0,
+    fetchImpl
+  });
+
+  await assert.rejects(
+    () =>
+      client.submitTransaction({
+        to: CONTRACT_ADDRESS,
+        data: RECORD_AUDIT_RESULT_CALL_DATA
+      }),
+    /was not mined within 0ms/i
+  );
+});
+
 test("createJsonRpcWriteClient throws a clear error when the mined receipt has status 0x0", async () => {
   const txHash = `0x${"e".repeat(64)}`;
   const fetchImpl = buildMockFetch(