diff --git a/server/auth/generate_test.go b/server/auth/generate_test.go
index cec99fc..12f6c24 100644
--- a/server/auth/generate_test.go
+++ b/server/auth/generate_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 			ID:    UserKey,
 			Title: key,
 		}
-		if err := g.Insert(context.TODO(), namespace, one); err != nil {
+		if err := g.Insert(context.Background(), namespace, one); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", strings.NewReader(UserKey+`=`+namespace))
diff --git a/server/auth/register_test.go b/server/auth/register_test.go
index 90cc732..539da46 100644
--- a/server/auth/register_test.go
+++ b/server/auth/register_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestRegister(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	one, err := g.Get(context.TODO(), namespace, UserKey)
+	one, err := g.Get(context.Background(), namespace, UserKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/server/auth/scope_test.go b/server/auth/scope_test.go
index c019e7f..9dfb516 100644
--- a/server/auth/scope_test.go
+++ b/server/auth/scope_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestScopeFromCtx(t *testing.T) {
 	var scope Scope
-	if ok := scope.fromCtx(context.TODO()); ok {
+	if ok := scope.fromCtx(context.Background()); ok {
 		t.Fatal(ok)
 	}
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestScopeFromCtx(t *testing.T) {
 		EntityName: uuid.New().String(),
 		EntityID:   uuid.New().String(),
 	}
-	ctx := context.WithValue(context.TODO(), ScopeKey, ctxScope)
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), ScopeKey, ctxScope)
 	if ok := scope.fromCtx(ctx); !ok {
 		t.Fatal(ok)
 	} else if ctxScope != scope {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TestScopeFromGraph(t *testing.T) {
 
 	gEmpty := storage.NewRateLimitedGraph()
 	gOne := storage.NewRateLimitedGraph()
-	if err := gOne.Insert(context.TODO(), namespace, entity.One{ID: id, Name: name}); err != nil {
+	if err := gOne.Insert(context.Background(), namespace, entity.One{ID: id, Name: name}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ func TestScopeFromGraph(t *testing.T) {
 		Namespace: namespace,
 	}
 
-	if ok := scope.fromGraph(context.TODO(), gEmpty); ok {
+	if ok := scope.fromGraph(context.Background(), gEmpty); ok {
 		t.Fatal(ok)
 	} else if scope.EntityName != "" {
 		t.Fatal(scope)
 	}
 
-	if ok := scope.fromGraph(context.TODO(), gOne); ok {
+	if ok := scope.fromGraph(context.Background(), gOne); ok {
 		t.Fatal(ok)
 	} else if scope.EntityName != "" {
 		t.Fatal(scope)
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ func TestScopeFromGraph(t *testing.T) {
 
 	scope.EntityID = id
 
-	if ok := scope.fromGraph(context.TODO(), gEmpty); ok {
+	if ok := scope.fromGraph(context.Background(), gEmpty); ok {
 		t.Fatal(ok)
 	} else if scope.EntityName != "" {
 		t.Fatal(scope)
 	}
 
-	if ok := scope.fromGraph(context.TODO(), gOne); !ok {
+	if ok := scope.fromGraph(context.Background(), gOne); !ok {
 		t.Fatal(ok)
 	} else if scope.EntityName != name {
 		t.Fatal(scope)
diff --git a/server/auth/verify_test.go b/server/auth/verify_test.go
index 21af40e..8a42af7 100644
--- a/server/auth/verify_test.go
+++ b/server/auth/verify_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestVerify(t *testing.T) {
 			ID:    token.ID,
 			Title: obf,
 		}
-		if err := g.Insert(context.TODO(), token.Namespace+"."+AuthKey, one); err != nil {
+		if err := g.Insert(context.Background(), token.Namespace+"."+AuthKey, one); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		return g,
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestVerify(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("public not ok", func(t *testing.T) {
 		g, w, r, _, _ := fresh()
-		if err := g.Insert(context.TODO(), "public", entity.One{ID: UserKey}); err != nil {
+		if err := g.Insert(context.Background(), "public", entity.One{ID: UserKey}); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		err := Verify(g, w, r)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func TestVerify(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("public ok", func(t *testing.T) {
 		g, w, r, token, _ := fresh()
-		if err := g.Insert(context.TODO(), token.Namespace, entity.One{ID: UserKey}); err != nil {
+		if err := g.Insert(context.Background(), token.Namespace, entity.One{ID: UserKey}); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		token.ID = "gibberish-but-public-ns-so-its-ok"
diff --git a/server/middleware_test.go b/server/middleware_test.go
index 604fa03..82675b7 100644
--- a/server/middleware_test.go
+++ b/server/middleware_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestMiddlewareDelay(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(time.Since(start))
 	}
 
-	ctx, can := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
+	ctx, can := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	can()
 	r = r.WithContext(ctx)