diff --git a/app/main.go b/app/main.go
index 59e0f000..0f314d00 100644
--- a/app/main.go
+++ b/app/main.go
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ func main() {
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] options: %+v", opts)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
 
 	go func() {
 		// catch signal and invoke graceful termination