diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/main.go b/cmd/ipfs/main.go
index 9ed4de39e..48e6429df 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/main.go
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ func (i *cmdInvocation) Parse(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	i.req.Context().Context = ctx
 
 	repoPath, err := getRepoPath(i.req)
 	if err != nil {