diff --git a/database/pipeline/pipeline_test.go b/database/pipeline/pipeline_test.go
index f478fe37f..13d01393a 100644
--- a/database/pipeline/pipeline_test.go
+++ b/database/pipeline/pipeline_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package pipeline
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ func TestPipeline_New(t *testing.T) {
 			want: &engine{
 				client: _postgres,
 				config: &config{CompressionLevel: 1, SkipCreation: false},
+				ctx:    context.TODO(),
 				logger: logger,
 			},
 		},
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ func TestPipeline_New(t *testing.T) {
 			want: &engine{
 				client: _sqlite,
 				config: &config{CompressionLevel: 1, SkipCreation: false},
+				ctx:    context.TODO(),
 				logger: logger,
 			},
 		},
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ func TestPipeline_New(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			got, err := New(
+				WithContext(context.TODO()),
 				WithClient(test.client),
 				WithCompressionLevel(test.level),
 				WithLogger(test.logger),
diff --git a/database/resource_test.go b/database/resource_test.go
index 36a4694e6..233dbb800 100644
--- a/database/resource_test.go
+++ b/database/resource_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package database
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ func TestDatabase_Engine_NewResources(t *testing.T) {
 	// run tests
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			err := test.database.NewResources()
+			err := test.database.NewResources(context.TODO())
 
 			if test.failure {
 				if err == nil {
diff --git a/router/middleware/pipeline/pipeline.go b/router/middleware/pipeline/pipeline.go
index 1910e2c0f..b3f2e57af 100644
--- a/router/middleware/pipeline/pipeline.go
+++ b/router/middleware/pipeline/pipeline.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func Establish() gin.HandlerFunc {
 		o := org.Retrieve(c)
 		r := repo.Retrieve(c)
 		u := user.Retrieve(c)
+		ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 		if r == nil {
 			retErr := fmt.Errorf("repo %s/%s not found", util.PathParameter(c, "org"), util.PathParameter(c, "repo"))
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ func Establish() gin.HandlerFunc {
 			"user":     u.GetName(),
 		}).Debugf("reading pipeline %s", entry)
 
-		pipeline, err := database.FromContext(c).GetPipelineForRepo(p, r)
+		pipeline, err := database.FromContext(c).GetPipelineForRepo(ctx, p, r)
 		if err != nil { // assume the pipeline doesn't exist in the database yet (before pipeline support was added)
 			// send API call to capture the pipeline configuration file
 			config, err := scm.FromContext(c).ConfigBackoff(u, r, p)
diff --git a/router/middleware/pipeline/pipeline_test.go b/router/middleware/pipeline/pipeline_test.go
index 4e7912372..b29f1aee2 100644
--- a/router/middleware/pipeline/pipeline_test.go
+++ b/router/middleware/pipeline/pipeline_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package pipeline
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -102,13 +103,13 @@ func TestPipeline_Establish(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	defer func() {
-		db.DeletePipeline(want)
+		db.DeletePipeline(context.TODO(), want)
 		db.DeleteRepo(r)
 		db.Close()
 	}()
 
 	_, _ = db.CreateRepo(r)
-	_, _ = db.CreatePipeline(want)
+	_, _ = db.CreatePipeline(context.TODO(), want)
 
 	// setup context
 	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)