diff --git a/controller.go b/controller.go
index 75261b74..bf7c4459 100644
--- a/controller.go
+++ b/controller.go
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncHandler(ctx context.Context, objectRef cache.ObjectName
 	deployment, err := c.deploymentsLister.Deployments(foo.Namespace).Get(deploymentName)
 	// If the resource doesn't exist, we'll create it
 	if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
-		deployment, err = c.kubeclientset.AppsV1().Deployments(foo.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), newDeployment(foo), metav1.CreateOptions{FieldManager: FieldManager})
+		deployment, err = c.kubeclientset.AppsV1().Deployments(foo.Namespace).Create(ctx, newDeployment(foo), metav1.CreateOptions{FieldManager: FieldManager})
 	}
 
 	// If an error occurs during Get/Create, we'll requeue the item so we can
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncHandler(ctx context.Context, objectRef cache.ObjectName
 	// should update the Deployment resource.
 	if foo.Spec.Replicas != nil && *foo.Spec.Replicas != *deployment.Spec.Replicas {
 		logger.V(4).Info("Update deployment resource", "currentReplicas", *foo.Spec.Replicas, "desiredReplicas", *deployment.Spec.Replicas)
-		deployment, err = c.kubeclientset.AppsV1().Deployments(foo.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), newDeployment(foo), metav1.UpdateOptions{FieldManager: FieldManager})
+		deployment, err = c.kubeclientset.AppsV1().Deployments(foo.Namespace).Update(ctx, newDeployment(foo), metav1.UpdateOptions{FieldManager: FieldManager})
 	}
 
 	// If an error occurs during Update, we'll requeue the item so we can
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncHandler(ctx context.Context, objectRef cache.ObjectName
 
 	// Finally, we update the status block of the Foo resource to reflect the
 	// current state of the world
-	err = c.updateFooStatus(foo, deployment)
+	err = c.updateFooStatus(ctx, foo, deployment)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncHandler(ctx context.Context, objectRef cache.ObjectName
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Controller) updateFooStatus(foo *samplev1alpha1.Foo, deployment *appsv1.Deployment) error {
+func (c *Controller) updateFooStatus(ctx context.Context, foo *samplev1alpha1.Foo, deployment *appsv1.Deployment) error {
 	// NEVER modify objects from the store. It's a read-only, local cache.
 	// You can use DeepCopy() to make a deep copy of original object and modify this copy
 	// Or create a copy manually for better performance
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func (c *Controller) updateFooStatus(foo *samplev1alpha1.Foo, deployment *appsv1
 	// we must use Update instead of UpdateStatus to update the Status block of the Foo resource.
 	// UpdateStatus will not allow changes to the Spec of the resource,
 	// which is ideal for ensuring nothing other than resource status has been updated.
-	_, err := c.sampleclientset.SamplecontrollerV1alpha1().Foos(foo.Namespace).UpdateStatus(context.TODO(), fooCopy, metav1.UpdateOptions{FieldManager: FieldManager})
+	_, err := c.sampleclientset.SamplecontrollerV1alpha1().Foos(foo.Namespace).UpdateStatus(ctx, fooCopy, metav1.UpdateOptions{FieldManager: FieldManager})
 	return err
 }