diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 13a8fa0..23d12f2 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (h *Handler) ContextHandler(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *
 
 // ServeHTTP provides an entrypoint into executing graphQL queries.
 func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	h.ContextHandler(context.Background(), w, r)
+	h.ContextHandler(r.Context(), w, r)
 }
 
 type Config struct {