diff --git a/pkg/storage/legacysql/dualwrite/dualwriter.go b/pkg/storage/legacysql/dualwrite/dualwriter.go
index c34609cc9f5..7e3c955fa26 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/legacysql/dualwrite/dualwriter.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/legacysql/dualwrite/dualwriter.go
@@ -45,13 +45,12 @@ func (d *dualWriter) Get(ctx context.Context, name string, options *metav1.GetOp
 	// Once we have successfully read from legacy, we can check if we want to fail on a unified read.
 	// If we allow the unified read to fail, we can do it in the background.
 	if d.errorIsOK {
-		go func() {
-			ctxBg, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), backgroundReqTimeout)
+		go func(ctxBg context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 			defer cancel()
 			if _, err := d.unified.Get(ctxBg, name, options); err != nil {
 				d.log.Error("failed background GET to unified", "err", err)
 			}
-		}()
+		}(context.WithTimeout(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), backgroundReqTimeout))
 		return legacyGet, nil
 	}
 	// If it's not okay to fail, we have to check it in the foreground.
@@ -75,13 +74,12 @@ func (d *dualWriter) List(ctx context.Context, options *metainternalversion.List
 	// Once we have successfully listed from legacy, we can check if we want to fail on a unified list.
 	// If we allow the unified list to fail, we can do it in the background and return.
 	if d.errorIsOK {
-		go func() {
-			ctxBg, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), backgroundReqTimeout)
+		go func(ctxBg context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 			defer cancel()
 			if _, err := d.unified.List(ctxBg, options); err != nil {
 				d.log.Error("failed background LIST to unified", "err", err)
 			}
-		}()
+		}(context.WithTimeout(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), backgroundReqTimeout))
 		return legacyList, nil
 	}
 	// If it's not okay to fail, we have to check it in the foreground.
@@ -139,13 +137,12 @@ func (d *dualWriter) Create(ctx context.Context, in runtime.Object, createValida
 		return storageObj, nil
 	} else if d.errorIsOK {
 		// If we don't use unified as the primary store and errors are okay, let's create it in the background.
-		go func() {
-			ctxBg, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), backgroundReqTimeout)
+		go func(ctxBg context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 			defer cancel()
 			if _, err := d.unified.Create(ctxBg, createdCopy, createValidation, options); err != nil {
 				log.Error("unable to create object in unified storage", "err", err)
 			}
-		}()
+		}(context.WithTimeout(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), backgroundReqTimeout))
 	} else {
 		// Otherwise let's create it in the foreground and return any error.
 		if _, err := d.unified.Create(ctx, createdCopy, createValidation, options); err != nil {
@@ -185,14 +182,13 @@ func (d *dualWriter) Delete(ctx context.Context, name string, deleteValidation r
 		return objFromStorage, asyncStorage, nil
 	} else if d.errorIsOK {
 		// If errors are okay and unified is not primary, we can just run it as background operation.
-		go func() {
-			ctxBg, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), backgroundReqTimeout)
+		go func(ctxBg context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 			defer cancel()
 			_, _, err := d.unified.Delete(ctxBg, name, deleteValidation, options)
 			if err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) && !d.errorIsOK {
 				d.log.Error("failed background DELETE in unified storage", "err", err)
 			}
-		}()
+		}(context.WithTimeout(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), backgroundReqTimeout))
 	}
 	// Otherwise we just run it in the foreground and return an error if any might happen.
 	_, _, err = d.unified.Delete(ctx, name, deleteValidation, options)
@@ -226,13 +222,12 @@ func (d *dualWriter) Update(ctx context.Context, name string, objInfo rest.Updat
 		return d.unified.Update(ctx, name, objInfo, createValidation, updateValidation, forceAllowCreate, options)
 	} else if d.errorIsOK {
 		// If unified is not primary, but errors are okay, we can just run in the background.
-		go func() {
-			ctxBg, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), backgroundReqTimeout)
+		go func(ctxBg context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 			defer cancel()
 			if _, _, err := d.unified.Update(ctxBg, name, objInfo, createValidation, updateValidation, forceAllowCreate, options); err != nil {
 				log.Error("failed background UPDATE to unified storage", "err", err)
 			}
-		}()
+		}(context.WithTimeout(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), backgroundReqTimeout))
 		return objFromLegacy, createdLegacy, nil
 	}
 	// If we want to check unified errors just run it in foreground.
@@ -263,13 +258,12 @@ func (d *dualWriter) DeleteCollection(ctx context.Context, deleteValidation rest
 		return d.unified.DeleteCollection(ctx, deleteValidation, options, listOptions)
 	} else if d.errorIsOK {
 		// If unified storage is not the primary store and errors are okay, we can just run it in the background.
-		go func() {
-			ctxBg, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), backgroundReqTimeout)
+		go func(ctxBg context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 			defer cancel()
 			if _, err := d.unified.DeleteCollection(ctxBg, deleteValidation, options, listOptions); err != nil {
 				log.Error("failed background DELETE collection to unified storage", "err", err)
 			}
-		}()
+		}(context.WithTimeout(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), backgroundReqTimeout))
 		return deletedLegacy, nil
 	}
 	// Otherwise we have to check the error and run it in the foreground.