diff --git a/pkg/handlers/apk_test.go b/pkg/handlers/apk_test.go
index e1f8d1350..95075e30f 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/apk_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/apk_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestAPKHandler(t *testing.T) {
 
 			handler := newAPKHandler()
 
-			newReader, err := newFileReader(resp.Body)
+			newReader, err := newFileReader(context.Background(), resp.Body)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("error creating reusable reader: %s", err)
 			}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestOpenInvalidAPK(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := logContext.AddLogger(context.Background())
 	handler := apkHandler{}
 
-	rdr, err := newFileReader(io.NopCloser(reader))
+	rdr, err := newFileReader(ctx, io.NopCloser(reader))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	defer rdr.Close()
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestOpenValidZipInvalidAPK(t *testing.T) {
 
 	handler := newAPKHandler()
 
-	newReader, err := newFileReader(resp.Body)
+	newReader, err := newFileReader(context.Background(), resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error creating reusable reader: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/ar_test.go b/pkg/handlers/ar_test.go
index 8658fdafc..2f908e4d7 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/ar_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/ar_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func TestHandleARFile(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	rdr, err := newFileReader(file)
+	rdr, err := newFileReader(ctx, file)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	defer rdr.Close()
 
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/archive.go b/pkg/handlers/archive.go
index 3f41b1ce4..48595096c 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/archive.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/archive.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (h *archiveHandler) openArchive(
 		}
 		defer compReader.Close()
 
-		rdr, err := newFileReader(compReader)
+		rdr, err := newFileReader(ctx, compReader)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, ErrEmptyReader) {
 				ctx.Logger().V(5).Info("empty reader, skipping file")
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (h *archiveHandler) extractorHandler(dataOrErrChan chan DataOrErr) func(con
 			}
 		}()
 
-		rdr, err := newFileReader(f)
+		rdr, err := newFileReader(ctx, f)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, ErrEmptyReader) {
 				lCtx.Logger().V(5).Info("empty reader, skipping file")
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/archive_test.go b/pkg/handlers/archive_test.go
index 3463b6220..7b82b1eba 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/archive_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/archive_test.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestArchiveHandler(t *testing.T) {
 
 			handler := newArchiveHandler()
 
-			newReader, err := newFileReader(resp.Body)
+			newReader, err := newFileReader(context.Background(), resp.Body)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("error creating reusable reader: %s", err)
 			}
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestOpenInvalidArchive(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := logContext.AddLogger(context.Background())
 	handler := archiveHandler{}
 
-	rdr, err := newFileReader(io.NopCloser(reader))
+	rdr, err := newFileReader(ctx, io.NopCloser(reader))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	defer rdr.Close()
 
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/default_test.go b/pkg/handlers/default_test.go
index 613ce9dff..936a5086d 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/default_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/default_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func TestHandleNonArchiveFile(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	rdr, err := newFileReader(file)
+	rdr, err := newFileReader(ctx, file)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	defer rdr.Close()
 
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/handlers.go b/pkg/handlers/handlers.go
index e554f6cbb..f7a2681f1 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func newMimeTypeReader(r io.Reader) (mimeTypeReader, error) {
 
 // newFileReader creates a fileReader from an io.Reader, optionally using BufferedFileWriter for certain formats.
 // The caller is responsible for closing the reader when it is no longer needed.
-func newFileReader(r io.Reader, options ...readerOption) (fReader fileReader, err error) {
+func newFileReader(ctx context.Context, r io.Reader, options ...readerOption) (fReader fileReader, err error) {
 	var cfg readerConfig
 
 	for _, opt := range options {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func newFileReader(r io.Reader, options ...readerOption) (fReader fileReader, er
 	}
 
 	var format archives.Format
-	format, _, err = archives.Identify(context.TODO(), "", fReader)
+	format, _, err = archives.Identify(ctx, "", fReader)
 	switch {
 	case err == nil:
 		fReader.isGenericArchive = true
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func HandleFile(
 	}
 
 	readerOption := withFileExtension(getFileExtension(chunkSkel))
-	rdr, err := newFileReader(reader, readerOption)
+	rdr, err := newFileReader(ctx, reader, readerOption)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, ErrEmptyReader) {
 			ctx.Logger().V(5).Info("empty reader, skipping file")
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/rpm_test.go b/pkg/handlers/rpm_test.go
index 7ed0e7ad7..ba4d5d622 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/rpm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/rpm_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func TestHandleRPMFile(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	rdr, err := newFileReader(file)
+	rdr, err := newFileReader(ctx, file)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	defer rdr.Close()