diff --git a/dht.go b/dht.go
index feff527..11764fa 100644
--- a/dht.go
+++ b/dht.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) Connect(ctx context.Context, npeer peer.Peer) (peer.Peer, er
 	//
 	//   /ip4/10.20.30.40/tcp/1234/ipfs/Qxhxxchxzcncxnzcnxzcxzm
 	//
-	err := dht.dialer.DialPeer(npeer)
+	err := dht.dialer.DialPeer(ctx, npeer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) getFromPeerList(ctx context.Context, key u.Key,
 	peerlist []*pb.Message_Peer, level int) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	for _, pinfo := range peerlist {
-		p, err := dht.ensureConnectedToPeer(pinfo)
+		p, err := dht.ensureConnectedToPeer(ctx, pinfo)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("getFromPeers error: %s", err)
 			continue
@@ -496,14 +496,14 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) peerFromInfo(pbp *pb.Message_Peer) (peer.Peer, error) {
 	return p, nil
 }
 
-func (dht *IpfsDHT) ensureConnectedToPeer(pbp *pb.Message_Peer) (peer.Peer, error) {
+func (dht *IpfsDHT) ensureConnectedToPeer(ctx context.Context, pbp *pb.Message_Peer) (peer.Peer, error) {
 	p, err := dht.peerFromInfo(pbp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// dial connection
-	err = dht.dialer.DialPeer(p)
+	err = dht.dialer.DialPeer(ctx, p)
 	return p, err
 }
 
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) Bootstrap(ctx context.Context) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Bootstrap peer error: %s", err)
 	}
-	err = dht.dialer.DialPeer(p)
+	err = dht.dialer.DialPeer(ctx, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Bootstrap peer error: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/ext_test.go b/ext_test.go
index a6d1d93..1dabb5b 100644
--- a/ext_test.go
+++ b/ext_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	crand "crypto/rand"
-
 	context "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/go.net/context"
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/goprotobuf/proto"
 
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ type fauxNet struct {
 }
 
 // DialPeer attempts to establish a connection to a given peer
-func (f *fauxNet) DialPeer(peer.Peer) error {
+func (f *fauxNet) DialPeer(context.Context, peer.Peer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/query.go b/query.go
index 557af09..f0478ff 100644
--- a/query.go
+++ b/query.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (r *dhtQueryRunner) queryPeer(p peer.Peer) {
 
 	// make sure we're connected to the peer.
 	// (Incidentally, this will add it to the peerstore too)
-	err := r.query.dialer.DialPeer(p)
+	err := r.query.dialer.DialPeer(r.ctx, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("ERROR worker for: %v -- err connecting: %v", p, err)
 		r.Lock()
diff --git a/routing.go b/routing.go
index da400fe..c0d86e1 100644
--- a/routing.go
+++ b/routing.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) FindProvidersAsync(ctx context.Context, key u.Key, count int
 					log.Error(err)
 					return
 				}
-				dht.addPeerListAsync(key, pmes.GetProviderPeers(), ps, count, peerOut)
+				dht.addPeerListAsync(ctx, key, pmes.GetProviderPeers(), ps, count, peerOut)
 			}(pp)
 		}
 		wg.Wait()
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) FindProvidersAsync(ctx context.Context, key u.Key, count int
 	return peerOut
 }
 
-func (dht *IpfsDHT) addPeerListAsync(k u.Key, peers []*pb.Message_Peer, ps *peerSet, count int, out chan peer.Peer) {
+func (dht *IpfsDHT) addPeerListAsync(ctx context.Context, k u.Key, peers []*pb.Message_Peer, ps *peerSet, count int, out chan peer.Peer) {
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	for _, pbp := range peers {
 		go func(mp *pb.Message_Peer) {
 			defer func() { done <- struct{}{} }()
 			// construct new peer
-			p, err := dht.ensureConnectedToPeer(mp)
+			p, err := dht.ensureConnectedToPeer(ctx, mp)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("%s", err)
 				return