diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/agent/application/once.go b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/agent/application/once.go
index 5c4688d67232..db4af015608d 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/agent/application/once.go
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/agent/application/once.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (o *once) Start() error {
 		return ErrNoConfiguration
 	}
 
-	return readfiles(ocntext.Background(), files, o.loader, o.emitter)
+	return readfiles(context.Background(), files, o.loader, o.emitter)
 }
 
 func (o *once) Stop() error {