diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/generate.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/generate.go
index 87083da9f..3a5a27ee9 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/generate.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/generate.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $ s2i generate docker://quay.io/redhat-developer/app-binding-operator Dockerfile
 			cfg.BuilderImage = cmd.Flags().Arg(0)
 			cfg.AsDockerfile = cmd.Flags().Arg(1)
 
-			ctx := context.TODO()
+			ctx := context.Background()
 			var imageLabels map[string]string
 			var err error
 			if imageLabels, err = getImageLabels(ctx, cfg.BuilderImage); err != nil {