diff --git a/server/cron.go b/server/cron.go
index 9d7ece6..bbba820 100644
--- a/server/cron.go
+++ b/server/cron.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func (cs *CronSpec) Label(def string) string {
 	return def
 }
 
-func (cs *CronSpec) Request(requestPath string) (*http.Request, error) {
+func (cs *CronSpec) Request(ctx context.Context, requestPath string) (*http.Request, error) {
 	var src io.ReadCloser
 	if cs.Content != "" || cs.ContentFile == "" {
 		src = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte(cs.Content)))
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func (cs *CronSpec) Request(requestPath string) (*http.Request, error) {
 		src = f
 	}
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, requestPath, src)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, requestPath, src)
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = src.Close()
 	}
@@ -58,12 +59,13 @@ type CronEntry struct {
 	Worker *worker.Worker
 	Config Unit
 	ID     cron.EntryID
+	ctx    context.Context
 }
 
 func (ce *CronEntry) Unit() Unit { return ce.Config }
 
 // Cron initializes cron engine and registers all required worker schedules to it.
-func Cron(workers []*worker.Worker, configs []Unit) ([]*CronEntry, *cron.Cron, error) {
+func Cron(ctx context.Context, workers []*worker.Worker, configs []Unit) ([]*CronEntry, *cron.Cron, error) {
 	engine := cron.New()
 	var entries []*CronEntry
 	for i, wrk := range workers {
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ func Cron(workers []*worker.Worker, configs []Unit) ([]*CronEntry, *cron.Cron, e
 				Worker: wrk,
 				Config: cfg,
 				Name:   name,
+				ctx:    ctx,
 			}
 			id, err := engine.AddJob(cronSpec.Spec, entry)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ func Cron(workers []*worker.Worker, configs []Unit) ([]*CronEntry, *cron.Cron, e
 }
 
 func (ce *CronEntry) Run() {
-	req, err := ce.Spec.Request(ce.Config.Path())
+	req, err := ce.Spec.Request(ce.ctx, ce.Config.Path())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("failed create cron", ce.Name, "request:", err)
 		return
diff --git a/server/runner/handler.go b/server/runner/handler.go
index 257d555..5aa0719 100644
--- a/server/runner/handler.go
+++ b/server/runner/handler.go
@@ -98,12 +98,15 @@ func (cfg Config) Create(global context.Context) (*Server, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	cronEntries, cronEngine, err := server.Cron(workers, units)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(global)
+
+	cronEntries, cronEngine, err := server.Cron(ctx, workers, units)
 	if err != nil {
+		cancel()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(global)
 	router := gin.Default()
 	router.Use(func(gctx *gin.Context) {
 		gctx.Request = gctx.Request.WithContext(global)