diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index da3dd4d..321ce5a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-testing
 go 1.12
 
 require (
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core v0.7.0
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core v0.8.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.3.1
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.6.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.31.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5fbebbb..0a84a9c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ github.com/kkdai/bstream v0.0.0-20161212061736-f391b8402d23/go.mod h1:J+Gs4SYgM6
 github.com/libp2p/go-buffer-pool v0.0.2 h1:QNK2iAFa8gjAe1SPz6mHSMuCcjs+X1wlHzeOSqcmlfs=
 github.com/libp2p/go-buffer-pool v0.0.2/go.mod h1:MvaB6xw5vOrDl8rYZGLFdKAuk/hRoRZd1Vi32+RXyFM=
 github.com/libp2p/go-flow-metrics v0.0.3/go.mod h1:HeoSNUrOJVK1jEpDqVEiUOIXqhbnS27omG0uWU5slZs=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core v0.7.0 h1:4a0TMjrWNTZlNvcqxZmrMRDi/NQWrhwO2pkTuLSQ/IQ=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core v0.7.0/go.mod h1:FfewUH/YpvWbEB+ZY9AQRQ4TAD8sJBt/G1rVvhz5XT8=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core v0.8.0 h1:5K3mT+64qDTKbV3yTdbMCzJ7O6wbNsavAEb8iqBvBcI=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core v0.8.0/go.mod h1:FfewUH/YpvWbEB+ZY9AQRQ4TAD8sJBt/G1rVvhz5XT8=
 github.com/libp2p/go-maddr-filter v0.1.0/go.mod h1:VzZhTXkMucEGGEOSKddrwGiOv0tUhgnKqNEmIAz/bPU=
 github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.0.6/go.mod h1:4ecVB6d9f4BDSL5fqvPiC4A3KivjWn+Venn/1ALLMWA=
 github.com/libp2p/go-openssl v0.0.7 h1:eCAzdLejcNVBzP/iZM9vqHnQm+XyCEbSSIheIPRGNsw=
diff --git a/suites/mux/muxer_suite.go b/suites/mux/muxer_suite.go
index 2b42b77..5709f22 100644
--- a/suites/mux/muxer_suite.go
+++ b/suites/mux/muxer_suite.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package test
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ func SubtestSimpleWrite(t *testing.T, tr mux.Multiplexer) {
 	go c1.AcceptStream()
 
 	log("creating stream")
-	s1, err := c1.OpenStream()
+	s1, err := c1.OpenStream(context.Background())
 	checkErr(t, err)
 	defer s1.Close()
 
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ func SubtestStress(t *testing.T, opt Options) {
 	openStreamAndRW := func(c mux.MuxedConn) {
 		log("openStreamAndRW %p, %d opt.msgNum", c, opt.msgNum)
 
-		s, err := c.OpenStream()
+		s, err := c.OpenStream(context.Background())
 		if err != nil {
 			errs <- fmt.Errorf("Failed to create NewStream: %s", err)
 			return
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ func SubtestStreamOpenStress(t *testing.T, tr mux.Multiplexer) {
 		stress := func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-				s, err := muxa.OpenStream()
+				s, err := muxa.OpenStream(context.Background())
 				if err != nil {
 					t.Error(err)
 					return
@@ -422,7 +423,7 @@ func SubtestStreamReset(t *testing.T, tr mux.Multiplexer) {
 			t.Error(err)
 			return
 		}
-		s, err := muxa.OpenStream()
+		s, err := muxa.OpenStream(context.Background())
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Error(err)
 			return
diff --git a/suites/transport/stream_suite.go b/suites/transport/stream_suite.go
index e04deae..f7172b4 100644
--- a/suites/transport/stream_suite.go
+++ b/suites/transport/stream_suite.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func SubtestStress(t *testing.T, ta, tb transport.Transport, maddr ma.Multiaddr,
 	openStreamAndRW := func(c mux.MuxedConn) {
 		debugLog(t, "openStreamAndRW %p, %d opt.MsgNum", c, opt.MsgNum)
 
-		s, err := c.OpenStream()
+		s, err := c.OpenStream(context.Background())
 		if err != nil {
 			errs <- fmt.Errorf("Failed to create NewStream: %s", err)
 			return
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func SubtestStreamOpenStress(t *testing.T, ta, tb transport.Transport, maddr ma.
 			go func() {
 				defer wg.Done()
 				for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-					s, err := connA.OpenStream()
+					s, err := connA.OpenStream(context.Background())
 					if err != nil {
 						t.Error(err)
 						return
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func SubtestStreamReset(t *testing.T, ta, tb transport.Transport, maddr ma.Multi
 		muxa, err := l.Accept()
 		checkErr(t, err)
 
-		s, err := muxa.OpenStream()
+		s, err := muxa.OpenStream(context.Background())
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
diff --git a/suites/transport/transport_suite.go b/suites/transport/transport_suite.go
index eef75bf..234c43c 100644
--- a/suites/transport/transport_suite.go
+++ b/suites/transport/transport_suite.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func SubtestBasic(t *testing.T, ta, tb transport.Transport, maddr ma.Multiaddr,
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	s, err := connA.OpenStream()
+	s, err := connA.OpenStream(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func SubtestPingPong(t *testing.T, ta, tb transport.Transport, maddr ma.Multiadd
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < streams; i++ {
-		s, err := connB.OpenStream()
+		s, err := connB.OpenStream(context.Background())
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Error(err)
 			continue