diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/sql/test/integration_test.go b/pkg/storage/unified/sql/test/integration_test.go
index c1c10dfac4f..bdd26c6722c 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/sql/test/integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/sql/test/integration_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestIntegrationBackendHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testutil.NewDefaultTestContext(t)
 	store := newServer(t)
 
-	stream, err := store.WatchWriteEvents(ctx)
+	stream, err := store.WatchWriteEvents(context.Background()) // Using a different context to avoid canceling the stream after the DefaultContextTimeout
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Run("Add 3 resources", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func TestIntegrationBackendWatchWriteEventsFromLastest(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Start the watch
-	stream, err := store.WatchWriteEvents(ctx)
+	stream, err := store.WatchWriteEvents(context.Background()) // Using a different context to avoid canceling the stream after the DefaultContextTimeout
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Create one more event