diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bad7ac9..c4e6003 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.2.1]
+
+### 2026-06-15
+
+- Fix: Return error when user rejects request to turn on location with `enableLocationManagerFallback=true`. Prior to this fix, it would try to retrieve the location nonetheless and timeout.
+
 ## [2.2.0]
 
 ### 2026-02-02
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cad201c..79247fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ In your app-level gradle file, import the `ion-android-geolocation` library like
 
 ```
     dependencies {
-    	implementation("io.ionic.libs:iongeolocation-android:2.2.0")
+    	implementation("io.ionic.libs:iongeolocation-android:2.2.1")
 	}
 ```
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 66416cb..c0e3f23 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdk 23
         targetSdk 36
-        versionCode 3
-        versionName "2.2.0"
+        versionCode 4
+        versionName "2.2.1"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         vectorDrawables {
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d6ca17..f95b78a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>io.ionic.libs</groupId>
     <artifactId>iongeolocation-android</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0</version>
+    <version>2.2.1</version>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/ionic/libs/iongeolocationlib/controller/IONGLOCController.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/ionic/libs/iongeolocationlib/controller/IONGLOCController.kt
index 9735890..160ed46 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/ionic/libs/iongeolocationlib/controller/IONGLOCController.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/ionic/libs/iongeolocationlib/controller/IONGLOCController.kt
@@ -389,12 +389,13 @@ class IONGLOCController internal constructor(
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return true if the the settings result is such that the location request must fail
+     * @return true if the settings result is such that the location request must fail
      *  (even if enableLocationManagerFallback=true), or false otherwise
      */
     private fun Result<Unit>.shouldNotProceed(options: IONGLOCLocationOptions): Boolean =
         isFailure && (!options.enableLocationManagerFallback ||
-                exceptionOrNull() is IONGLOCException.IONGLOCLocationAndNetworkDisabledException)
+                exceptionOrNull() is IONGLOCException.IONGLOCLocationAndNetworkDisabledException ||
+                exceptionOrNull() is IONGLOCException.IONGLOCRequestDeniedException)
 
     companion object {
         private const val LOG_TAG = "IONGeolocationController"
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/ionic/libs/iongeolocationlib/controller/helper/IONGLOCFallbackHelper.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/ionic/libs/iongeolocationlib/controller/helper/IONGLOCFallbackHelper.kt
index 83f42a0..e54d208 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/ionic/libs/iongeolocationlib/controller/helper/IONGLOCFallbackHelper.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/ionic/libs/iongeolocationlib/controller/helper/IONGLOCFallbackHelper.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ internal class IONGLOCFallbackHelper(
      */
     @SuppressLint("MissingPermission")
     internal suspend fun getCurrentLocation(options: IONGLOCLocationOptions): Location = try {
-        withTimeout(options.timeout) {
+        withTimeout(timeMillis = options.timeout) {
             suspendCancellableCoroutine { continuation ->
                 getValidCachedLocation(options)?.let { validCacheLocation ->
                     continuation.resume(validCacheLocation)
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/ionic/libs/iongeolocationlib/controller/IONGLOCControllerTest.kt b/src/test/java/io/ionic/libs/iongeolocationlib/controller/IONGLOCControllerTest.kt
index 4a92ee0..aa665c0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/ionic/libs/iongeolocationlib/controller/IONGLOCControllerTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/java/io/ionic/libs/iongeolocationlib/controller/IONGLOCControllerTest.kt
@@ -231,6 +231,28 @@ class IONGLOCControllerTest {
             assertTrue(result.exceptionOrNull() is IONGLOCException.IONGLOCRequestDeniedException)
         }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `given location is off and user does not resolve location settings, when getCurrentLocation is called with enableLocationFallback=True, IONGLOCRequestDeniedException returned`() =
+        runTest {
+            givenSuccessConditions() // to instantiate mocks
+            givenResolvableApiException(Activity.RESULT_CANCELED)
+            // unlike the test above for enableLocationFallback=false
+            //  this line is explicitly needed, because otherwise
+            //  the SUT would not assume resolving is needed for the fallback
+            //  and would try to await a location (which is the bug that gets fixed by
+            //  https://github.com/ionic-team/ion-android-geolocation/pull/12)
+            every { LocationManagerCompat.isLocationEnabled(any()) } returns false
+
+            val result = sut.getCurrentPosition(
+                mockk<Activity>(),
+                locationOptions.copy(enableLocationManagerFallback = true)
+            )
+            testScheduler.advanceTimeBy(DELAY)
+
+            assertTrue(result.isFailure)
+            assertTrue(result.exceptionOrNull() is IONGLOCException.IONGLOCRequestDeniedException)
+        }
+
     @Test
     fun `given location settings check fails, when getCurrentLocation is called, IONGLOCSettingsException is returned`() =
         runTest {
@@ -562,7 +584,12 @@ class IONGLOCControllerTest {
     fun `given SETTINGS_CHANGE_UNAVAILABLE error and network+location disabled and enableLocationManagerFallback=true, when getCurrentLocation is called, IONGLOCLocationAndNetworkDisabledException is returned`() =
         runTest {
             givenSuccessConditions() // to instantiate mocks
-            coEvery { locationSettingsTask.await() } throws ApiException(Status(8502, "SETTINGS_CHANGE_UNAVAILABLE"))
+            coEvery { locationSettingsTask.await() } throws ApiException(
+                Status(
+                    8502,
+                    "SETTINGS_CHANGE_UNAVAILABLE"
+                )
+            )
             every { LocationManagerCompat.isLocationEnabled(any()) } returns false
 
             val result = sut.getCurrentPosition(mockk<Activity>(), locationOptionsWithFallback)