diff --git a/covalent/executor/quantum_plugins/qiskit_plugin/qiskit_plugin.py b/covalent/executor/quantum_plugins/qiskit_plugin/qiskit_plugin.py
index a8d098b3e..47e62a781 100644
--- a/covalent/executor/quantum_plugins/qiskit_plugin/qiskit_plugin.py
+++ b/covalent/executor/quantum_plugins/qiskit_plugin/qiskit_plugin.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 import asyncio
 import time
-from typing import Sequence, Union
+from typing import Optional, Sequence, Union
 
 import pennylane as qml
 from local_sampler import QiskitLocalSampler
@@ -190,14 +190,14 @@ class QiskitExecutor(AsyncBaseQExecutor):
     single_job: bool = False
     local_transpile: bool = False
 
-    max_time: Union[int, str] = None
+    max_time: Optional[Union[int, str]] = None
 
-    ibmqx_url: str = None
+    ibmqx_url: Optional[str] = None
     channel: str = "ibm_quantum"
     instance: str = ""
     cloud_instance: str = ""
 
-    options: dict = Field(
+    options: Optional[Union[dict, tuple]] = Field(
         # pylint: disable=unnecessary-lambda
         default_factory=lambda: get_config("qelectron")["QiskitExecutor"]["options"]
     )
diff --git a/covalent/executor/quantum_plugins/qiskit_plugin/qiskit_utils.py b/covalent/executor/quantum_plugins/qiskit_plugin/qiskit_utils.py
index 0171cec1a..41228b774 100644
--- a/covalent/executor/quantum_plugins/qiskit_plugin/qiskit_utils.py
+++ b/covalent/executor/quantum_plugins/qiskit_plugin/qiskit_utils.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ def extract_options(opts: dict) -> Options:
     """
     Construct a Qiskit `Options` object from the options dictionary
     """
+    if isinstance(opts, tuple):
+        opts = dict(opts)
+
     _options = Options()
     _options.optimization_level = opts.get("optimization_level", 3)
     _options.resilience_level = opts.get("resilience_level", 1)