diff --git a/controllers/certmanager/digicertissuer_controller.go b/controllers/certmanager/digicertissuer_controller.go
index fe4feaf..fda7c39 100644
--- a/controllers/certmanager/digicertissuer_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/certmanager/digicertissuer_controller.go
@@ -51,35 +51,35 @@ func (r *DigicertIssuerReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reque
 		return ctrl.Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
 	}
 
-	issuer, err := k8sutils.EnsureDigicertIssuerStatusInitialized(r.Client, issuer)
+	issuer, err := k8sutils.EnsureDigicertIssuerStatusInitialized(ctx, r.Client, issuer)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error(err, "failed to initialize issuer status")
 	}
 
 	if err := validateDigicertIssuerSpec(issuer.Spec); err != nil {
 		k8sutils.SetDigicertIssuerStatusConditionType(
-			r.Client, issuer, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionConfigurationError, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionTrue,
+			ctx, r.Client, issuer, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionConfigurationError, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionTrue,
 			certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionReasonInvalidIssuerSpec, err.Error(),
 		)
 		logger.Error(err, "issuer.spec is invalid")
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
 	k8sutils.SetDigicertIssuerStatusConditionType(
-		r.Client, issuer, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionConfigurationError, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionFalse, "", "",
+		ctx, r.Client, issuer, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionConfigurationError, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionFalse, "", "",
 	)
 
 	secretRef := issuer.Spec.Provisioner.APITokenReference
-	digicertAPIToken, err := k8sutils.GetSecretData(r.Client, issuer.GetNamespace(), secretRef.Name, secretRef.Key)
+	digicertAPIToken, err := k8sutils.GetSecretData(ctx, r.Client, issuer.GetNamespace(), secretRef.Name, secretRef.Key)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error(err, "failed to get provisioner secret containing the API token")
 		k8sutils.SetDigicertIssuerStatusConditionType(
-			r.Client, issuer, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionConfigurationError, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionTrue,
+			ctx, r.Client, issuer, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionConfigurationError, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionTrue,
 			certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionReasonSecretNotFoundOrEmpty, err.Error(),
 		)
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
 	k8sutils.SetDigicertIssuerStatusConditionType(
-		r.Client, issuer, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionConfigurationError, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionFalse, "", "",
+		ctx, r.Client, issuer, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionConfigurationError, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionFalse, "", "",
 	)
 
 	prov, err := provisioners.New(issuer, digicertAPIToken)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (r *DigicertIssuerReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reque
 	logger.Info("provisioner is ready", "name", prov.GetName())
 
 	_, err = k8sutils.SetDigicertIssuerStatusConditionType(
-		r.Client, issuer, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionReady, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionTrue, "", "",
+		ctx, r.Client, issuer, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionReady, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionTrue, "", "",
 	)
 	return ctrl.Result{}, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/k8sutils/digicertissuer.go b/pkg/k8sutils/digicertissuer.go
index 16f7563..38c7b5a 100644
--- a/pkg/k8sutils/digicertissuer.go
+++ b/pkg/k8sutils/digicertissuer.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
-func SetDigicertIssuerStatusConditionType(k8sClient client.Client, cur *certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer, statusType certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionType, status certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionStatus, reason certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionReason, message string) (*certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer, error) {
+func SetDigicertIssuerStatusConditionType(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, cur *certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer, statusType certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionType, status certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionStatus, reason certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionReason, message string) (*certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer, error) {
 	ts := metav1.NewTime(time.Now().UTC())
 	newCondition := certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuerCondition{
 		Type:               statusType,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func SetDigicertIssuerStatusConditionType(k8sClient client.Client, cur *certmana
 
 	if new.Status.Conditions == nil || len(new.Status.Conditions) == 0 {
 		new.Status.Conditions = []certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuerCondition{newCondition}
-		return patchDigicertIssuerStatus(k8sClient, cur, new)
+		return patchDigicertIssuerStatus(ctx, k8sClient, cur, new)
 	}
 
 	for idx, curCondition := range new.Status.Conditions {
@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@ func SetDigicertIssuerStatusConditionType(k8sClient client.Client, cur *certmana
 		}
 	}
 
-	return patchDigicertIssuerStatus(k8sClient, cur, new)
+	return patchDigicertIssuerStatus(ctx, k8sClient, cur, new)
 }
 
-func EnsureDigicertIssuerStatusInitialized(k8sClient client.Client, issuer *certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer) (*certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer, error) {
+func EnsureDigicertIssuerStatusInitialized(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, issuer *certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer) (*certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer, error) {
 	if isDigicertIssuerReady(issuer) {
 		return issuer, nil
 	}
 
 	return SetDigicertIssuerStatusConditionType(
-		k8sClient, issuer, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionReady, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionFalse, "", "",
+		ctx, k8sClient, issuer, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionReady, certmanagerv1beta1.ConditionFalse, "", "",
 	)
 }
 
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ func isDigicertIssuerReady(issuer *certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer) bool {
 	})
 }
 
-func patchDigicertIssuerStatus(k8sClient client.Client, cur, new *certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer) (*certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer, error) {
+func patchDigicertIssuerStatus(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, cur, new *certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer) (*certmanagerv1beta1.DigicertIssuer, error) {
 	patch := client.MergeFrom(cur)
-	if err := k8sClient.Status().Patch(context.Background(), new, patch); err != nil {
+	if err := k8sClient.Status().Patch(ctx, new, patch); err != nil {
 		return cur, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/k8sutils/secret.go b/pkg/k8sutils/secret.go
index 2ae91f5..dd0014d 100644
--- a/pkg/k8sutils/secret.go
+++ b/pkg/k8sutils/secret.go
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
-func GetSecretData(k8sClient client.Client, secretNamespace, secretName, secretDataKey string) (string, error) {
+func GetSecretData(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, secretNamespace, secretName, secretDataKey string) (string, error) {
 	s := new(corev1.Secret)
-	if err := k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+	if err := k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{
 		Namespace: secretNamespace,
 		Name:      secretName,
 	}, s); err != nil {