diff --git a/rpc/websockets.go b/rpc/websockets.go
index 7303a7717a..9c1f012748 100644
--- a/rpc/websockets.go
+++ b/rpc/websockets.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ type websocketsServer struct {
 	logger   log.Logger
 }
 
-func NewWebsocketsServer(clientCtx client.Context, logger log.Logger, stream *stream.RPCStream, cfg *config.Config) WebsocketsServer {
+func NewWebsocketsServer(ctx context.Context, clientCtx client.Context, logger log.Logger, stream *stream.RPCStream, cfg *config.Config) WebsocketsServer {
 	logger = logger.With("api", "websocket-server")
 	_, port, _ := net.SplitHostPort(cfg.JSONRPC.Address)
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func NewWebsocketsServer(clientCtx client.Context, logger log.Logger, stream *st
 		wsAddr:   cfg.JSONRPC.WsAddress,
 		certFile: cfg.TLS.CertificatePath,
 		keyFile:  cfg.TLS.KeyPath,
-		api:      newPubSubAPI(clientCtx, logger, stream),
+		api:      newPubSubAPI(ctx, clientCtx, logger, stream),
 		logger:   logger,
 	}
 }
@@ -347,18 +347,20 @@ func (s *websocketsServer) tcpGetAndSendResponse(wsConn *wsConn, mb []byte) erro
 
 // pubSubAPI is the eth_ prefixed set of APIs in the Web3 JSON-RPC spec
 type pubSubAPI struct {
-	events    *stream.RPCStream
-	logger    log.Logger
-	clientCtx client.Context
+	events        *stream.RPCStream
+	logger        log.Logger
+	clientCtx     client.Context
+	cancelContext context.Context
 }
 
 // newPubSubAPI creates an instance of the ethereum PubSub API.
-func newPubSubAPI(clientCtx client.Context, logger log.Logger, stream *stream.RPCStream) *pubSubAPI {
+func newPubSubAPI(ctx context.Context, clientCtx client.Context, logger log.Logger, stream *stream.RPCStream) *pubSubAPI {
 	logger = logger.With("module", "websocket-client")
 	return &pubSubAPI{
-		events:    stream,
-		logger:    logger,
-		clientCtx: clientCtx,
+		events:        stream,
+		logger:        logger,
+		clientCtx:     clientCtx,
+		cancelContext: ctx,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -411,9 +413,9 @@ type Header struct {
 }
 
 func (api *pubSubAPI) subscribeNewHeads(wsConn *wsConn, subID rpc.ID) (context.CancelFunc, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	_, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	//nolint: errcheck
-	go api.events.HeaderStream().Subscribe(ctx, func(headers []stream.RPCHeader, _ int) error {
+	go api.events.HeaderStream().Subscribe(api.cancelContext, func(headers []stream.RPCHeader, _ int) error {
 		for _, header := range headers {
 			h := header.EthHeader
 			var enc Header
@@ -569,9 +571,9 @@ func (api *pubSubAPI) subscribeLogs(wsConn *wsConn, subID rpc.ID, extra interfac
 		}
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	_, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	//nolint: errcheck
-	go api.events.LogStream().Subscribe(ctx, func(txLogs []*ethtypes.Log, _ int) error {
+	go api.events.LogStream().Subscribe(api.cancelContext, func(txLogs []*ethtypes.Log, _ int) error {
 		logs := rpcfilters.FilterLogs(txLogs, crit.FromBlock, crit.ToBlock, crit.Addresses, crit.Topics)
 		if len(logs) == 0 {
 			return nil
@@ -605,9 +607,9 @@ func (api *pubSubAPI) subscribeLogs(wsConn *wsConn, subID rpc.ID, extra interfac
 }
 
 func (api *pubSubAPI) subscribePendingTransactions(wsConn *wsConn, subID rpc.ID) (context.CancelFunc, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	_, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	//nolint: errcheck
-	go api.events.PendingTxStream().Subscribe(ctx, func(items []common.Hash, _ int) error {
+	go api.events.PendingTxStream().Subscribe(api.cancelContext, func(items []common.Hash, _ int) error {
 		for _, hash := range items {
 			// write to ws conn
 			res := &SubscriptionNotification{
diff --git a/server/json_rpc.go b/server/json_rpc.go
index 130af9bc69..c8b5b5eedb 100644
--- a/server/json_rpc.go
+++ b/server/json_rpc.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func StartJSONRPC(
 
 	srvCtx.Logger.Info("Starting JSON WebSocket server", "address", config.JSONRPC.WsAddress)
 
-	wsSrv := rpc.NewWebsocketsServer(clientCtx, srvCtx.Logger, rpcStream, config)
+	wsSrv := rpc.NewWebsocketsServer(ctx, clientCtx, srvCtx.Logger, rpcStream, config)
 	wsSrv.Start()
 	return httpSrv, nil
 }