diff --git a/apps/browser/src/background/nativeMessaging.background.ts b/apps/browser/src/background/nativeMessaging.background.ts
index 116d048d2e8..c134860f1a8 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/background/nativeMessaging.background.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/background/nativeMessaging.background.ts
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export class NativeMessagingBackground {
       message.command == BiometricsCommands.Unlock ||
       message.command == BiometricsCommands.IsAvailable
     ) {
-      // TODO remove after 2025.01
+      // TODO remove after 2025.3
       // wait until there is no other callbacks, or timeout
       const call = await firstValueFrom(
         race(
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/key-management/lock/services/extension-lock-component.service.ts b/apps/browser/src/key-management/lock/services/extension-lock-component.service.ts
index 77c0fcaf50a..711ae4e378f 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/key-management/lock/services/extension-lock-component.service.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/key-management/lock/services/extension-lock-component.service.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,15 @@ export class ExtensionLockComponentService implements LockComponentService {
         if (!(await firstValueFrom(this.biometricStateService.biometricUnlockEnabled$))) {
           return BiometricsStatus.NotEnabledLocally;
         } else {
-          return await this.biometricsService.getBiometricsStatusForUser(userId);
+          // TODO remove after 2025.3
+          // remove after backward compatibility code for old biometrics ipc protocol is removed
+          const result: BiometricsStatus = (await Promise.race([
+            this.biometricsService.getBiometricsStatusForUser(userId),
+            new Promise((resolve) =>
+              setTimeout(() => resolve(BiometricsStatus.DesktopDisconnected), 1000),
+            ),
+          ])) as BiometricsStatus;
+          return result;
         }
       }),
       this.userDecryptionOptionsService.userDecryptionOptionsById$(userId),
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/services/biometric-message-handler.service.ts b/apps/desktop/src/services/biometric-message-handler.service.ts
index ea1e7e76c56..72d00988e88 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/services/biometric-message-handler.service.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/services/biometric-message-handler.service.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export class BiometricMessageHandlerService {
           appId,
         );
       }
-      // TODO: legacy, remove after 2025.01
+      // TODO: legacy, remove after 2025.3
       case BiometricsCommands.IsAvailable: {
         const available =
           (await this.biometricsService.getBiometricsStatus()) == BiometricsStatus.Available;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export class BiometricMessageHandlerService {
           appId,
         );
       }
-      // TODO: legacy, remove after 2025.01
+      // TODO: legacy, remove after 2025.3
       case BiometricsCommands.Unlock: {
         const isTemporarilyDisabled =
           (await this.biometricStateService.getBiometricUnlockEnabled(message.userId as UserId)) &&