diff --git a/datastore/backend.go b/datastore/backend.go
index b1c2546..2570df9 100644
--- a/datastore/backend.go
+++ b/datastore/backend.go
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func (b *BackendDS) sendMetricsToBackend(r io.Reader) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(b.ctx, 10*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	resp, err := b.c.Do(req.WithContext(ctx))