diff --git a/fuse/ipns/common.go b/fuse/ipns/common.go
index 0ef0ca0bd..95b2e0c8d 100644
--- a/fuse/ipns/common.go
+++ b/fuse/ipns/common.go
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ func InitializeKeyspace(n *core.IpfsNode, key ci.PrivKey) error {
 	}
 
 	pub := nsys.NewRoutingPublisher(n.Routing)
-	err = pub.Publish(n.Context(), key, path.FromKey(nodek))
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := pub.Publish(ctx, key, path.FromKey(nodek)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}