diff --git a/pkg/util/lockedresourcecontroller/enforcing-reconciler.go b/pkg/util/lockedresourcecontroller/enforcing-reconciler.go
index a2bff20..2483fef 100644
--- a/pkg/util/lockedresourcecontroller/enforcing-reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/util/lockedresourcecontroller/enforcing-reconciler.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (er *EnforcingReconciler) UpdateLockedResourcesWithRestConfig(context conte
 			er.log.Error(err, "unable to delete unmanaged", "resources", leftDifference)
 			return err
 		}
-		err := lockedResourceManager.Restart(lockedResources, lockedPatches, false, config)
+		err := lockedResourceManager.Restart(context, lockedResources, lockedPatches, false, config)
 		if err != nil {
 			er.log.Error(err, "unable to restart", "manager", lockedResourceManager)
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/util/lockedresourcecontroller/locked-resource-manager.go b/pkg/util/lockedresourcecontroller/locked-resource-manager.go
index b850cd0..9fc5c44 100644
--- a/pkg/util/lockedresourcecontroller/locked-resource-manager.go
+++ b/pkg/util/lockedresourcecontroller/locked-resource-manager.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (lrm *LockedResourceManager) IsStarted() bool {
 }
 
 // Start starts the LockedResourceManager
-func (lrm *LockedResourceManager) Start(config *rest.Config) error {
+func (lrm *LockedResourceManager) Start(ctx context.Context, config *rest.Config) error {
 	if lrm.stoppableManager != nil && lrm.stoppableManager.IsStarted() {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (lrm *LockedResourceManager) Start(config *rest.Config) error {
 	}
 	lrm.patchReconcilers = patchReconcilers
 
-	lrm.stoppableManager.Start()
+	lrm.stoppableManager.Start(ctx)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ func (lrm *LockedResourceManager) scanNamespaces() []string {
 
 // Restart restarts the manager with a different set of resources
 // if deleteResources is set, resources that were enforced are deleted.
-func (lrm *LockedResourceManager) Restart(resources []lockedresource.LockedResource, patches []lockedpatch.LockedPatch, deleteResources bool, config *rest.Config) error {
+func (lrm *LockedResourceManager) Restart(ctx context.Context, resources []lockedresource.LockedResource,
+	patches []lockedpatch.LockedPatch, deleteResources bool, config *rest.Config) error {
 	if lrm.IsStarted() {
 		err := lrm.Stop(deleteResources)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ func (lrm *LockedResourceManager) Restart(resources []lockedresource.LockedResou
 		lrm.log.Error(err, "unable to set", "patches", patches)
 		return err
 	}
-	return lrm.Start(config)
+	return lrm.Start(ctx, config)
 }
 
 // IsSameResources checks whether the currently enforced resources are the same as the ones passed as parameters
diff --git a/pkg/util/stoppablemanager/stoppable-manager.go b/pkg/util/stoppablemanager/stoppable-manager.go
index eea5127..5d43ae4 100644
--- a/pkg/util/stoppablemanager/stoppable-manager.go
+++ b/pkg/util/stoppablemanager/stoppable-manager.go
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ func (sm *StoppableManager) Stop() {
 }
 
 //Start starts the manager. Restarting a starated manager is a noop that will be logged.
-func (sm *StoppableManager) Start() {
+func (sm *StoppableManager) Start(parentCtx context.Context) {
 	if sm.started {
 		log.Error(errors.New("invalid argument"), "start called on a started channel")
 		return
 	}
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(parentCtx)
 	sm.cancelFunction = cancel
 	go func() {
 		err := sm.Manager.Start(ctx)