diff --git a/test/e2e/pkg/infra/docker/docker.go b/test/e2e/pkg/infra/docker/docker.go
index 19a2934aa..03c19cacf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pkg/infra/docker/docker.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pkg/infra/docker/docker.go
@@ -110,6 +110,6 @@ func ExecComposeVerbose(ctx context.Context, dir string, args ...string) error {
 }
 
 // Exec runs a Docker command.
-func Exec(args ...string) error {
-	return exec.Command(context.Background(), append([]string{"docker"}, args...)...)
+func Exec(ctx context.Context, args ...string) error {
+	return exec.Command(ctx, append([]string{"docker"}, args...)...)
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/cleanup.go b/test/e2e/runner/cleanup.go
index 5df402be8..2cc7f9b68 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/cleanup.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/cleanup.go
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ func cleanupDir(dir string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = docker.Exec("run", "--rm", "--entrypoint", "", "-v", fmt.Sprintf("%v:/network", absDir),
-		"tendermint/e2e-node", "sh", "-c", "rm -rf /network/*/")
+	err = docker.Exec(context.Background(), "run", "--rm", "--entrypoint", "", "-v", fmt.Sprintf("%v:/network", absDir),
+		"tendermint/e2e-node", "sh", "-c", "rm -rf /network/*/") 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/perturb.go b/test/e2e/runner/perturb.go
index bab66680b..dfd0ff8b7 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/perturb.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/perturb.go
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ func PerturbNode(node *e2e.Node, perturbation e2e.Perturbation) (*rpctypes.Resul
 	switch perturbation {
 	case e2e.PerturbationDisconnect:
 		logger.Info("perturb node", "msg", log.NewLazySprintf("Disconnecting node %v...", node.Name))
-		if err := docker.Exec("network", "disconnect", testnet.Name+"_"+testnet.Name, node.Name); err != nil {
+		if err := docker.Exec(context.Background(), "network", "disconnect", testnet.Name+"_"+testnet.Name, node.Name) ; err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-		if err := docker.Exec("network", "connect", testnet.Name+"_"+testnet.Name, node.Name); err != nil {
+		if err := docker.Exec(context.Background(), "network", "connect", testnet.Name+"_"+testnet.Name, node.Name) ; err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}