diff --git a/diskwriter.go b/diskwriter.go
index 10b6085..86ecb48 100644
--- a/diskwriter.go
+++ b/diskwriter.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type DiskWriter struct {
 	ctx         context.Context
 	cancel      func()
 	eg          *errgroup.Group
+	egCtx       context.Context
 	filter      FilterFunc
 	dirModTimes map[string]int64
 }
@@ -50,13 +51,14 @@ func NewDiskWriter(ctx context.Context, dest string, opt DiskWriterOpt) (*DiskWr
 	}
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	eg, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	eg, egCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 
 	return &DiskWriter{
 		opt:         opt,
 		dest:        dest,
 		eg:          eg,
 		ctx:         ctx,
+		egCtx:       egCtx,
 		cancel:      cancel,
 		filter:      opt.Filter,
 		dirModTimes: map[string]int64{},
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ func (dw *DiskWriter) HandleChange(kind ChangeKind, p string, fi os.FileInfo, er
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create %s", newPath)
 		}
 		if dw.opt.SyncDataCb != nil {
-			if err := dw.processChange(ChangeKindAdd, p, fi, file); err != nil {
+			if err := dw.processChange(dw.ctx, ChangeKindAdd, p, fi, file); err != nil {
 				file.Close()
 				return err
 			}
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ func (dw *DiskWriter) HandleChange(kind ChangeKind, p string, fi os.FileInfo, er
 			dw.requestAsyncFileData(p, destPath, fi, &statCopy)
 		}
 	} else {
-		return dw.processChange(kind, p, fi, nil)
+		return dw.processChange(dw.ctx, kind, p, fi, nil)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ func (dw *DiskWriter) HandleChange(kind ChangeKind, p string, fi os.FileInfo, er
 func (dw *DiskWriter) requestAsyncFileData(p, dest string, fi os.FileInfo, st *types.Stat) {
 	// todo: limit worker threads
 	dw.eg.Go(func() error {
-		if err := dw.processChange(ChangeKindAdd, p, fi, &lazyFileWriter{
+		if err := dw.processChange(dw.egCtx, ChangeKindAdd, p, fi, &lazyFileWriter{
 			dest: dest,
 		}); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ func (dw *DiskWriter) requestAsyncFileData(p, dest string, fi os.FileInfo, st *t
 	})
 }
 
-func (dw *DiskWriter) processChange(kind ChangeKind, p string, fi os.FileInfo, w io.WriteCloser) error {
+func (dw *DiskWriter) processChange(ctx context.Context, kind ChangeKind, p string, fi os.FileInfo, w io.WriteCloser) error {
 	origw := w
 	var hw *hashedWriter
 	if dw.opt.NotifyCb != nil {
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ func (dw *DiskWriter) processChange(kind ChangeKind, p string, fi os.FileInfo, w
 		if fn == nil && dw.opt.AsyncDataCb != nil {
 			fn = dw.opt.AsyncDataCb
 		}
-		if err := fn(dw.ctx, p, w); err != nil {
+		if err := fn(ctx, p, w); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {