diff --git a/cmd/botkube-agent/main.go b/cmd/botkube-agent/main.go
index bd840b626..6851b0da7 100644
--- a/cmd/botkube-agent/main.go
+++ b/cmd/botkube-agent/main.go
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		}
 
 		if commGroupCfg.Mattermost.Enabled {
-			mb, err := bot.NewMattermost(commGroupLogger.WithField(botLogFieldKey, "Mattermost"), commGroupName, commGroupCfg.Mattermost, executorFactory, reporter)
+			mb, err := bot.NewMattermost(ctx, commGroupLogger.WithField(botLogFieldKey, "Mattermost"), commGroupName, commGroupCfg.Mattermost, executorFactory, reporter)
 			if err != nil {
 				return reportFatalError("while creating Mattermost bot", err)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/bot/mattermost.go b/pkg/bot/mattermost.go
index 0eb4abb92..f0086ad3f 100644
--- a/pkg/bot/mattermost.go
+++ b/pkg/bot/mattermost.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ type mattermostMessage struct {
 }
 
 // NewMattermost creates a new Mattermost instance.
-func NewMattermost(log logrus.FieldLogger, commGroupName string, cfg config.Mattermost, executorFactory ExecutorFactory, reporter AnalyticsReporter) (*Mattermost, error) {
+func NewMattermost(ctx context.Context, log logrus.FieldLogger, commGroupName string, cfg config.Mattermost, executorFactory ExecutorFactory, reporter AnalyticsReporter) (*Mattermost, error) {
 	botMentionRegex, err := mattermostBotMentionRegex(cfg.BotName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ func NewMattermost(log logrus.FieldLogger, commGroupName string, cfg config.Matt
 
 	client := model.NewAPIv4Client(cfg.URL)
 	client.SetOAuthToken(cfg.Token)
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	botTeams, _, err := client.SearchTeams(ctx, &model.TeamSearch{
 		Term: cfg.Team,
 	})