diff --git a/channeldb/kvdb/kvdb_etcd.go b/channeldb/kvdb/kvdb_etcd.go
index 265e7dae..52311214 100644
--- a/channeldb/kvdb/kvdb_etcd.go
+++ b/channeldb/kvdb/kvdb_etcd.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 package kvdb
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb/kvdb/etcd"
 )
 
@@ -12,10 +14,13 @@ const TestBackend = EtcdBackendName
 
 // GetEtcdBackend returns an etcd backend configured according to the
 // passed etcdConfig.
-func GetEtcdBackend(prefix string, etcdConfig *EtcdConfig) (Backend, error) {
+func GetEtcdBackend(ctx context.Context, prefix string,
+	etcdConfig *EtcdConfig) (Backend, error) {
+
 	// Config translation is needed here in order to keep the
 	// etcd package fully independent from the rest of the source tree.
 	backendConfig := etcd.BackendConfig{
+		Ctx:                ctx,
 		Host:               etcdConfig.Host,
 		User:               etcdConfig.User,
 		Pass:               etcdConfig.Pass,
diff --git a/channeldb/kvdb/kvdb_no_etcd.go b/channeldb/kvdb/kvdb_no_etcd.go
index ea5de427..71090f47 100644
--- a/channeldb/kvdb/kvdb_no_etcd.go
+++ b/channeldb/kvdb/kvdb_no_etcd.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package kvdb
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 )
 
@@ -13,7 +14,9 @@ const TestBackend = BoltBackendName
 var errEtcdNotAvailable = fmt.Errorf("etcd backend not available")
 
 // GetEtcdBackend is a stub returning nil and errEtcdNotAvailable error.
-func GetEtcdBackend(prefix string, etcdConfig *EtcdConfig) (Backend, error) {
+func GetEtcdBackend(ctx context.Context, prefix string,
+	etcdConfig *EtcdConfig) (Backend, error) {
+
 	return nil, errEtcdNotAvailable
 }
 
diff --git a/lncfg/db.go b/lncfg/db.go
index a265f95f..d63da8ca 100644
--- a/lncfg/db.go
+++ b/lncfg/db.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package lncfg
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb/kvdb"
@@ -50,12 +51,12 @@ func (db *DB) Validate() error {
 }
 
 // GetBackend returns a kvdb.Backend as set in the DB config.
-func (db *DB) GetBackend(dbPath string, networkName string) (
-	kvdb.Backend, error) {
+func (db *DB) GetBackend(ctx context.Context, dbPath string,
+	networkName string) (kvdb.Backend, error) {
 
 	if db.Backend == etcdBackend {
 		// Prefix will separate key/values in the db.
-		return kvdb.GetEtcdBackend(networkName, db.Etcd)
+		return kvdb.GetEtcdBackend(ctx, networkName, db.Etcd)
 	}
 
 	return kvdb.GetBoltBackend(dbPath, dbName, db.Bolt.NoFreeListSync)
diff --git a/lnd.go b/lnd.go
index 10514899..cccf30e6 100644
--- a/lnd.go
+++ b/lnd.go
@@ -251,7 +251,11 @@ func Main(cfg *Config, lisCfg ListenerCfg, shutdownChan <-chan struct{}) error {
 		"minutes...")
 
 	startOpenTime := time.Now()
-	chanDbBackend, err := cfg.DB.GetBackend(
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	chanDbBackend, err := cfg.DB.GetBackend(ctx,
 		cfg.localDatabaseDir(), cfg.networkName(),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -283,10 +287,6 @@ func Main(cfg *Config, lisCfg ListenerCfg, shutdownChan <-chan struct{}) error {
 	ltndLog.Infof("Database now open (time_to_open=%v)!", openTime)
 
 	// Only process macaroons if --no-macaroons isn't set.
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	defer cancel()
-
 	tlsCfg, restCreds, restProxyDest, err := getTLSConfig(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("unable to load TLS credentials: %v", err)