diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 3225c5c2b..239ea38e9 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ linters:
         rules:
           json: snake
 
+    usetesting:
+      context-background: true
+
     whitespace:
       multi-if: true
       multi-func: true
diff --git a/discovery/gossiper_test.go b/discovery/gossiper_test.go
index b4898c0f8..3d114e35c 100644
--- a/discovery/gossiper_test.go
+++ b/discovery/gossiper_test.go
@@ -5007,7 +5007,7 @@ func TestRecoverGossipPanic(t *testing.T) {
 			panicked := make(chan struct{})
 			go func() {
 				defer ctx.gossiper.finalizeGossipProcessing(
-					context.Background(), "testing",
+					t.Context(), "testing",
 					nMsg, jobIDRef,
 				)
 				defer close(panicked)
@@ -5070,7 +5070,7 @@ func TestRecoverGossipPanicBlockedErrorChannel(t *testing.T) {
 	panicked := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
 		defer ctx.gossiper.finalizeGossipProcessing(
-			context.Background(), "testing", nMsg, &jobID,
+			t.Context(), "testing", nMsg, &jobID,
 		)
 		defer close(panicked)
 
@@ -5142,7 +5142,7 @@ func TestRecoverGossipPanicSignalsDependents(t *testing.T) {
 	panicked := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
 		defer ctx.gossiper.finalizeGossipProcessing(
-			context.Background(), "testing", nMsg, &parentJobID,
+			t.Context(), "testing", nMsg, &parentJobID,
 		)
 		defer close(panicked)
 
@@ -5212,7 +5212,7 @@ func TestRecoverGossipPanicNilJobID(t *testing.T) {
 	panicked := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
 		defer ctx.gossiper.finalizeGossipProcessing(
-			context.Background(), "processing", nMsg, nil,
+			t.Context(), "processing", nMsg, nil,
 		)
 		defer close(panicked)