diff --git a/cluster/cluster.go b/cluster/cluster.go
index e24883eb98..5fedba2728 100644
--- a/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cluster
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/weaveworks/flux"
@@ -25,11 +26,11 @@ const (
 // are distinct interfaces.
 type Cluster interface {
 	// Get all of the services (optionally, from a specific namespace), excluding those
-	AllWorkloads(maybeNamespace string) ([]Workload, error)
-	SomeWorkloads([]flux.ResourceID) ([]Workload, error)
+	AllWorkloads(ctx context.Context, maybeNamespace string) ([]Workload, error)
+	SomeWorkloads(ctx context.Context, ids []flux.ResourceID) ([]Workload, error)
 	IsAllowedResource(flux.ResourceID) bool
 	Ping() error
-	Export() ([]byte, error)
+	Export(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error)
 	Sync(SyncSet) error
 	PublicSSHKey(regenerate bool) (ssh.PublicKey, error)
 }
diff --git a/cluster/kubernetes/images.go b/cluster/kubernetes/images.go
index dccf306840..e4fdcc912e 100644
--- a/cluster/kubernetes/images.go
+++ b/cluster/kubernetes/images.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package kubernetes
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
@@ -122,8 +123,9 @@ func mergeCredentials(log func(...interface{}) error,
 // ImagesToFetch is a k8s specific method to get a list of images to update along with their credentials
 func (c *Cluster) ImagesToFetch() registry.ImageCreds {
 	allImageCreds := make(registry.ImageCreds)
+	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	namespaces, err := c.getAllowedAndExistingNamespaces()
+	namespaces, err := c.getAllowedAndExistingNamespaces(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.logger.Log("err", errors.Wrap(err, "getting namespaces"))
 		return allImageCreds
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) ImagesToFetch() registry.ImageCreds {
 	for _, ns := range namespaces {
 		seenCreds := make(map[string]registry.Credentials)
 		for kind, resourceKind := range resourceKinds {
-			workloads, err := resourceKind.getWorkloads(c, ns.Name)
+			workloads, err := resourceKind.getWorkloads(ctx, c, ns.Name)
 			if err != nil {
 				if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) || apierrors.IsForbidden(err) {
 					// Skip unsupported or forbidden resource kinds
diff --git a/cluster/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/cluster/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 5de47558a6..a9000fa5ee 100644
--- a/cluster/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/cluster/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package kubernetes
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ func NewCluster(client ExtendedClient, applier Applier, sshKeyRing ssh.KeyRing,
 // SomeWorkloads returns the workloads named, missing out any that don't
 // exist in the cluster or aren't in an allowed namespace.
 // They do not necessarily have to be returned in the order requested.
-func (c *Cluster) SomeWorkloads(ids []flux.ResourceID) (res []cluster.Workload, err error) {
+func (c *Cluster) SomeWorkloads(ctx context.Context, ids []flux.ResourceID) (res []cluster.Workload, err error) {
 	var workloads []cluster.Workload
 	for _, id := range ids {
 		if !c.IsAllowedResource(id) {
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) SomeWorkloads(ids []flux.ResourceID) (res []cluster.Workload,
 			continue
 		}
 
-		workload, err := resourceKind.getWorkload(c, ns, name)
+		workload, err := resourceKind.getWorkload(ctx, c, ns, name)
 		if err != nil {
 			if apierrors.IsForbidden(err) || apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 				continue
@@ -161,8 +162,8 @@ func (c *Cluster) SomeWorkloads(ids []flux.ResourceID) (res []cluster.Workload,
 
 // AllWorkloads returns all workloads in allowed namespaces matching the criteria; that is, in
 // the namespace (or any namespace if that argument is empty)
-func (c *Cluster) AllWorkloads(namespace string) (res []cluster.Workload, err error) {
-	namespaces, err := c.getAllowedAndExistingNamespaces()
+func (c *Cluster) AllWorkloads(ctx context.Context, namespace string) (res []cluster.Workload, err error) {
+	namespaces, err := c.getAllowedAndExistingNamespaces(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting namespaces")
 	}
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) AllWorkloads(namespace string) (res []cluster.Workload, err er
 		}
 
 		for kind, resourceKind := range resourceKinds {
-			workloads, err := resourceKind.getWorkloads(c, ns.Name)
+			workloads, err := resourceKind.getWorkloads(ctx, c, ns.Name)
 			if err != nil {
 				switch {
 				case apierrors.IsNotFound(err):
@@ -219,10 +220,10 @@ func (c *Cluster) Ping() error {
 }
 
 // Export exports cluster resources
-func (c *Cluster) Export() ([]byte, error) {
+func (c *Cluster) Export(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 	var config bytes.Buffer
 
-	namespaces, err := c.getAllowedAndExistingNamespaces()
+	namespaces, err := c.getAllowedAndExistingNamespaces(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting namespaces")
 	}
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) Export() ([]byte, error) {
 		}
 
 		for _, resourceKind := range resourceKinds {
-			workloads, err := resourceKind.getWorkloads(c, ns.Name)
+			workloads, err := resourceKind.getWorkloads(ctx, c, ns.Name)
 			if err != nil {
 				switch {
 				case apierrors.IsNotFound(err):
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) PublicSSHKey(regenerate bool) (ssh.PublicKey, error) {
 // the Flux instance is expected to have access to and can look for resources inside of.
 // It returns a list of all namespaces unless an explicit list of allowed namespaces
 // has been set on the Cluster instance.
-func (c *Cluster) getAllowedAndExistingNamespaces() ([]apiv1.Namespace, error) {
+func (c *Cluster) getAllowedAndExistingNamespaces(ctx context.Context) ([]apiv1.Namespace, error) {
 	if len(c.allowedNamespaces) > 0 {
 		nsList := []apiv1.Namespace{}
 		for _, name := range c.allowedNamespaces {
diff --git a/cluster/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go b/cluster/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
index 4e16c6c290..6ebfee91c9 100644
--- a/cluster/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/cluster/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package kubernetes
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func testGetAllowedNamespaces(t *testing.T, namespace []string, expected []strin
 	client := ExtendedClient{coreClient: clientset}
 	c := NewCluster(client, nil, nil, log.NewNopLogger(), namespace, []string{})
 
-	namespaces, err := c.getAllowedAndExistingNamespaces()
+	namespaces, err := c.getAllowedAndExistingNamespaces(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("The error should be nil, not: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cluster/kubernetes/resourcekinds.go b/cluster/kubernetes/resourcekinds.go
index dab1bd207b..2958227e61 100644
--- a/cluster/kubernetes/resourcekinds.go
+++ b/cluster/kubernetes/resourcekinds.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package kubernetes
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"strings"
 
 	apiapps "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ const AntecedentAnnotation = "flux.weave.works/antecedent"
 // Kind registry
 
 type resourceKind interface {
-	getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error)
-	getWorkloads(c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error)
+	getWorkload(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error)
+	getWorkloads(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error)
 }
 
 var (
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ func (w workload) toClusterWorkload(resourceID flux.ResourceID) cluster.Workload
 
 type deploymentKind struct{}
 
-func (dk *deploymentKind) getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error) {
+func (dk *deploymentKind) getWorkload(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error) {
 	deployment, err := c.client.AppsV1().Deployments(namespace).Get(name, meta_v1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return workload{}, err
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func (dk *deploymentKind) getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workl
 	return makeDeploymentWorkload(deployment), nil
 }
 
-func (dk *deploymentKind) getWorkloads(c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error) {
+func (dk *deploymentKind) getWorkloads(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error) {
 	deployments, err := c.client.AppsV1().Deployments(namespace).List(meta_v1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ func makeDeploymentWorkload(deployment *apiapps.Deployment) workload {
 
 type daemonSetKind struct{}
 
-func (dk *daemonSetKind) getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error) {
+func (dk *daemonSetKind) getWorkload(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error) {
 	daemonSet, err := c.client.AppsV1().DaemonSets(namespace).Get(name, meta_v1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return workload{}, err
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ func (dk *daemonSetKind) getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (worklo
 	return makeDaemonSetWorkload(daemonSet), nil
 }
 
-func (dk *daemonSetKind) getWorkloads(c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error) {
+func (dk *daemonSetKind) getWorkloads(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error) {
 	daemonSets, err := c.client.AppsV1().DaemonSets(namespace).List(meta_v1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ func makeDaemonSetWorkload(daemonSet *apiapps.DaemonSet) workload {
 
 type statefulSetKind struct{}
 
-func (dk *statefulSetKind) getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error) {
+func (dk *statefulSetKind) getWorkload(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error) {
 	statefulSet, err := c.client.AppsV1().StatefulSets(namespace).Get(name, meta_v1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return workload{}, err
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ func (dk *statefulSetKind) getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (work
 	return makeStatefulSetWorkload(statefulSet), nil
 }
 
-func (dk *statefulSetKind) getWorkloads(c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error) {
+func (dk *statefulSetKind) getWorkloads(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error) {
 	statefulSets, err := c.client.AppsV1().StatefulSets(namespace).List(meta_v1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ func makeStatefulSetWorkload(statefulSet *apiapps.StatefulSet) workload {
 
 type cronJobKind struct{}
 
-func (dk *cronJobKind) getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error) {
+func (dk *cronJobKind) getWorkload(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error) {
 	cronJob, err := c.client.BatchV1beta1().CronJobs(namespace).Get(name, meta_v1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return workload{}, err
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ func (dk *cronJobKind) getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload
 	return makeCronJobWorkload(cronJob), nil
 }
 
-func (dk *cronJobKind) getWorkloads(c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error) {
+func (dk *cronJobKind) getWorkloads(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error) {
 	cronJobs, err := c.client.BatchV1beta1().CronJobs(namespace).List(meta_v1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ func makeCronJobWorkload(cronJob *apibatch.CronJob) workload {
 
 type fluxHelmReleaseKind struct{}
 
-func (fhr *fluxHelmReleaseKind) getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error) {
+func (fhr *fluxHelmReleaseKind) getWorkload(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error) {
 	fluxHelmRelease, err := c.client.HelmV1alpha2().FluxHelmReleases(namespace).Get(name, meta_v1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return workload{}, err
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ func (fhr *fluxHelmReleaseKind) getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string)
 	return makeFluxHelmReleaseWorkload(fluxHelmRelease), nil
 }
 
-func (fhr *fluxHelmReleaseKind) getWorkloads(c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error) {
+func (fhr *fluxHelmReleaseKind) getWorkloads(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error) {
 	fluxHelmReleases, err := c.client.HelmV1alpha2().FluxHelmReleases(namespace).List(meta_v1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -444,7 +445,7 @@ func createK8sFHRContainers(values map[string]interface{}) []apiv1.Container {
 
 type helmReleaseKind struct{}
 
-func (hr *helmReleaseKind) getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error) {
+func (hr *helmReleaseKind) getWorkload(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (workload, error) {
 	helmRelease, err := c.client.FluxV1beta1().HelmReleases(namespace).Get(name, meta_v1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return workload{}, err
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ func (hr *helmReleaseKind) getWorkload(c *Cluster, namespace, name string) (work
 	return makeHelmReleaseWorkload(helmRelease), nil
 }
 
-func (hr *helmReleaseKind) getWorkloads(c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error) {
+func (hr *helmReleaseKind) getWorkloads(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster, namespace string) ([]workload, error) {
 	helmReleases, err := c.client.FluxV1beta1().HelmReleases(namespace).List(meta_v1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/cluster/kubernetes/sync.go b/cluster/kubernetes/sync.go
index acc858be45..502de85fe1 100644
--- a/cluster/kubernetes/sync.go
+++ b/cluster/kubernetes/sync.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package kubernetes
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"crypto/sha1"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/base64"
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) listAllowedResources(
 	}
 
 	// List resources only from the allowed namespaces
-	namespaces, err := c.getAllowedAndExistingNamespaces()
+	namespaces, err := c.getAllowedAndExistingNamespaces(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cluster/mock/mock.go b/cluster/mock/mock.go
index ae6c47bef6..a16633fd09 100644
--- a/cluster/mock/mock.go
+++ b/cluster/mock/mock.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package mock
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 
 	"github.com/weaveworks/flux"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/flux/cluster"
@@ -14,11 +15,11 @@ import (
 
 // Doubles as a cluster.Cluster and cluster.Manifests implementation
 type Mock struct {
-	AllWorkloadsFunc              func(maybeNamespace string) ([]cluster.Workload, error)
-	SomeWorkloadsFunc             func([]flux.ResourceID) ([]cluster.Workload, error)
+	AllWorkloadsFunc              func(ctx context.Context, maybeNamespace string) ([]cluster.Workload, error)
+	SomeWorkloadsFunc             func(ctx context.Context, ids []flux.ResourceID) ([]cluster.Workload, error)
 	IsAllowedResourceFunc         func(flux.ResourceID) bool
 	PingFunc                      func() error
-	ExportFunc                    func() ([]byte, error)
+	ExportFunc                    func(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error)
 	SyncFunc                      func(cluster.SyncSet) error
 	PublicSSHKeyFunc              func(regenerate bool) (ssh.PublicKey, error)
 	SetWorkloadContainerImageFunc func(def []byte, id flux.ResourceID, container string, newImageID image.Ref) ([]byte, error)
@@ -33,12 +34,12 @@ type Mock struct {
 var _ cluster.Cluster = &Mock{}
 var _ manifests.Manifests = &Mock{}
 
-func (m *Mock) AllWorkloads(maybeNamespace string) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
-	return m.AllWorkloadsFunc(maybeNamespace)
+func (m *Mock) AllWorkloads(ctx context.Context, maybeNamespace string) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
+	return m.AllWorkloadsFunc(ctx, maybeNamespace)
 }
 
-func (m *Mock) SomeWorkloads(s []flux.ResourceID) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
-	return m.SomeWorkloadsFunc(s)
+func (m *Mock) SomeWorkloads(ctx context.Context, ids []flux.ResourceID) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
+	return m.SomeWorkloadsFunc(ctx, ids)
 }
 
 func (m *Mock) IsAllowedResource(id flux.ResourceID) bool {
@@ -49,8 +50,8 @@ func (m *Mock) Ping() error {
 	return m.PingFunc()
 }
 
-func (m *Mock) Export() ([]byte, error) {
-	return m.ExportFunc()
+func (m *Mock) Export(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+	return m.ExportFunc(ctx)
 }
 
 func (m *Mock) Sync(c cluster.SyncSet) error {
diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index f7be8b0082..eee5991b40 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) Ping(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (d *Daemon) Export(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
-	return d.Cluster.Export()
+	return d.Cluster.Export(ctx)
 }
 
 func (d *Daemon) getManifestStore(checkout *git.Checkout) (manifests.Store, error) {
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ func (d *Daemon) ListServicesWithOptions(ctx context.Context, opts v11.ListServi
 	var clusterWorkloads []cluster.Workload
 	var err error
 	if len(opts.Services) > 0 {
-		clusterWorkloads, err = d.Cluster.SomeWorkloads(opts.Services)
+		clusterWorkloads, err = d.Cluster.SomeWorkloads(ctx, opts.Services)
 	} else {
-		clusterWorkloads, err = d.Cluster.AllWorkloads(opts.Namespace)
+		clusterWorkloads, err = d.Cluster.AllWorkloads(ctx, opts.Namespace)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting workloads from cluster")
@@ -199,12 +199,12 @@ func (d *Daemon) ListImagesWithOptions(ctx context.Context, opts v10.ListImagesO
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "treating workload spec as ID")
 		}
-		workloads, err = d.Cluster.SomeWorkloads([]flux.ResourceID{id})
+		workloads, err = d.Cluster.SomeWorkloads(ctx, []flux.ResourceID{id})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting some workloads")
 		}
 	} else {
-		workloads, err = d.Cluster.AllWorkloads(opts.Namespace)
+		workloads, err = d.Cluster.AllWorkloads(ctx, opts.Namespace)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting all workloads")
 		}
diff --git a/daemon/daemon_test.go b/daemon/daemon_test.go
index 6600c5df31..bf27c521df 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_test.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon_test.go
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func TestDaemon_Automated(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	k8s.SomeWorkloadsFunc = func([]flux.ResourceID) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
+	k8s.SomeWorkloadsFunc = func(ctx context.Context, ids []flux.ResourceID) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
 		return []cluster.Workload{workload}, nil
 	}
 	start()
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func TestDaemon_Automated_semver(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	k8s.SomeWorkloadsFunc = func([]flux.ResourceID) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
+	k8s.SomeWorkloadsFunc = func(ctx context.Context, ids []flux.ResourceID) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
 		return []cluster.Workload{workload}, nil
 	}
 	start()
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ func mockDaemon(t *testing.T) (*Daemon, func(), func(), *mock.Mock, *mockEventWr
 	var k8s *mock.Mock
 	{
 		k8s = &mock.Mock{}
-		k8s.AllWorkloadsFunc = func(maybeNamespace string) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
+		k8s.AllWorkloadsFunc = func(ctx context.Context, maybeNamespace string) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
 			if maybeNamespace == ns {
 				return []cluster.Workload{
 					singleService,
@@ -686,9 +686,9 @@ func mockDaemon(t *testing.T) (*Daemon, func(), func(), *mock.Mock, *mockEventWr
 			return []cluster.Workload{}, nil
 		}
 		k8s.IsAllowedResourceFunc = func(flux.ResourceID) bool { return true }
-		k8s.ExportFunc = func() ([]byte, error) { return testBytes, nil }
+		k8s.ExportFunc = func(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) { return testBytes, nil }
 		k8s.PingFunc = func() error { return nil }
-		k8s.SomeWorkloadsFunc = func([]flux.ResourceID) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
+		k8s.SomeWorkloadsFunc = func(ctx context.Context, ids []flux.ResourceID) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
 			return []cluster.Workload{
 				singleService,
 			}, nil
diff --git a/daemon/images.go b/daemon/images.go
index 6fca631d55..6404b825b9 100644
--- a/daemon/images.go
+++ b/daemon/images.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) pollForNewImages(logger log.Logger) {
 		return
 	}
 	// Find images to check
-	workloads, err := d.Cluster.SomeWorkloads(candidateWorkloads.IDs())
+	workloads, err := d.Cluster.SomeWorkloads(ctx, candidateWorkloads.IDs())
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Log("error", errors.Wrap(err, "checking workloads for new images"))
 		return
diff --git a/daemon/sync_test.go b/daemon/sync_test.go
index 7e65bc3bc1..2c0d190657 100644
--- a/daemon/sync_test.go
+++ b/daemon/sync_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func daemon(t *testing.T) (*Daemon, func()) {
 	repo, repoCleanup := gittest.Repo(t)
 
 	k8s = &mock.Mock{}
-	k8s.ExportFunc = func() ([]byte, error) { return nil, nil }
+	k8s.ExportFunc = func(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) { return nil, nil }
 
 	events = &mockEventWriter{}
 
diff --git a/release/context.go b/release/context.go
index c307e951f7..ac279ae4b1 100644
--- a/release/context.go
+++ b/release/context.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (rc *ReleaseContext) SelectWorkloads(ctx context.Context, results update.Re
 	}
 
 	// Ask the cluster about those that we're still interested in
-	definedAndRunning, err := rc.cluster.SomeWorkloads(toAskClusterAbout)
+	definedAndRunning, err := rc.cluster.SomeWorkloads(ctx, toAskClusterAbout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/release/releaser_test.go b/release/releaser_test.go
index 8b05056248..f4d7330812 100644
--- a/release/releaser_test.go
+++ b/release/releaser_test.go
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ var (
 
 func mockCluster(running ...cluster.Workload) *mock.Mock {
 	return &mock.Mock{
-		AllWorkloadsFunc: func(string) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
+		AllWorkloadsFunc: func(ctx context.Context, maybeNamespace string) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
 			return running, nil
 		},
-		SomeWorkloadsFunc: func(ids []flux.ResourceID) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
+		SomeWorkloadsFunc: func(ctx context.Context, ids []flux.ResourceID) ([]cluster.Workload, error) {
 			var res []cluster.Workload
 			for _, id := range ids {
 				for _, svc := range running {