diff --git a/cmd/controller/main.go b/cmd/controller/main.go
index 4b6c3492e7f8..a93f15ed5ddc 100644
--- a/cmd/controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/controller/main.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Set up controller runtime controller
 	cloudProvider := registry.NewCloudProvider(ctx, cloudprovider.Options{ClientSet: clientSet})
-	manager := controllers.NewManagerOrDie(config, controllerruntime.Options{
+	manager := controllers.NewManagerOrDie(ctx, config, controllerruntime.Options{
 		Logger:                 zapr.NewLogger(logging.FromContext(ctx).Desugar()),
 		LeaderElection:         true,
 		LeaderElectionID:       "karpenter-leader-election",
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/manager.go b/pkg/controllers/manager.go
index 9b2bf36cd4ce..ffa0d1ad2a77 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/manager.go
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ type GenericControllerManager struct {
 }
 
 // NewManagerOrDie instantiates a controller manager or panics
-func NewManagerOrDie(config *rest.Config, options controllerruntime.Options) Manager {
+func NewManagerOrDie(ctx context.Context, config *rest.Config, options controllerruntime.Options) Manager {
 	newManager, err := controllerruntime.NewManager(config, options)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create controller newManager, %s", err.Error()))
 	}
-	if err := newManager.GetFieldIndexer().IndexField(context.Background(), &v1.Pod{}, "spec.nodeName", podSchedulingIndex); err != nil {
+	if err := newManager.GetFieldIndexer().IndexField(ctx, &v1.Pod{}, "spec.nodeName", podSchedulingIndex); err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to setup pod indexer, %s", err.Error()))
 	}
 	return &GenericControllerManager{Manager: newManager}
diff --git a/pkg/test/expectations/expectations.go b/pkg/test/expectations/expectations.go
index 6023526be53d..975df8b870ae 100644
--- a/pkg/test/expectations/expectations.go
+++ b/pkg/test/expectations/expectations.go
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ const (
 
 func ExpectPodExists(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, name string, namespace string) *v1.Pod {
 	pod := &v1.Pod{}
-	Expect(c.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{Name: name, Namespace: namespace}, pod)).To(Succeed())
+	Expect(c.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{Name: name, Namespace: namespace}, pod)).To(Succeed())
 	return pod
 }
 
 func ExpectNodeExists(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, name string) *v1.Node {
 	node := &v1.Node{}
-	Expect(c.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{Name: name}, node)).To(Succeed())
+	Expect(c.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{Name: name}, node)).To(Succeed())
 	return node
 }
 
 func ExpectNotFound(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, objects ...client.Object) {
 	for _, object := range objects {
 		Eventually(func() bool {
-			return errors.IsNotFound(c.Get(context.Background(), types.NamespacedName{Name: object.GetName(), Namespace: object.GetNamespace()}, object))
+			return errors.IsNotFound(c.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: object.GetName(), Namespace: object.GetNamespace()}, object))
 		}, ReconcilerPropagationTime, RequestInterval).Should(BeTrue(), func() string {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("expected %s to be deleted, but it still exists", object.GetSelfLink())
 		})
@@ -77,22 +77,22 @@ func ExpectNotScheduled(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, pod *v1.Pod) {
 func ExpectApplied(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, objects ...client.Object) {
 	for _, object := range objects {
 		if object.GetResourceVersion() == "" {
-			Expect(c.Create(context.Background(), object)).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(c.Create(ctx, object)).To(Succeed())
 		} else {
-			Expect(c.Update(context.Background(), object)).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(c.Update(ctx, object)).To(Succeed())
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 func ExpectStatusUpdated(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, objects ...client.Object) {
 	for _, object := range objects {
-		Expect(c.Status().Update(context.Background(), object)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(c.Status().Update(ctx, object)).To(Succeed())
 	}
 }
 
 func ExpectCreated(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, objects ...client.Object) {
 	for _, object := range objects {
-		Expect(c.Create(context.Background(), object)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(c.Create(ctx, object)).To(Succeed())
 	}
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func ExpectCreatedWithStatus(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, objects ...cl
 		// Preserve a copy of the status, which is overriden by create
 		status := object.DeepCopyObject().(client.Object)
 		ExpectApplied(ctx, c, object)
-		Expect(c.Status().Update(context.Background(), status)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(c.Status().Update(ctx, status)).To(Succeed())
 	}
 }