diff --git a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/exec.go b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/exec.go
index cefce6cc3..171ece030 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/exec.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/exec.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (e *execProcess) start(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		return e.parent.runtimeError(err, "OCI runtime exec failed")
 	}
 	if e.stdio.Stdin != "" {
-		sc, err := fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, e.stdio.Stdin, syscall.O_WRONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
+		sc, err := fifo.OpenFifo(context.Background(), e.stdio.Stdin, syscall.O_WRONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to open stdin fifo %s", e.stdio.Stdin)
 		}
@@ -210,26 +210,23 @@ func (e *execProcess) start(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	}
 	var copyWaitGroup sync.WaitGroup
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
 	if socket != nil {
 		console, err := socket.ReceiveMaster()
 		if err != nil {
-			cancel()
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to retrieve console master")
 		}
 		if e.console, err = e.parent.Platform.CopyConsole(ctx, console, e.stdio.Stdin, e.stdio.Stdout, e.stdio.Stderr, &e.wg, &copyWaitGroup); err != nil {
-			cancel()
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to start console copy")
 		}
 	} else if !e.stdio.IsNull() {
 		if err := copyPipes(ctx, e.io, e.stdio.Stdin, e.stdio.Stdout, e.stdio.Stderr, &e.wg, &copyWaitGroup); err != nil {
-			cancel()
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to start io pipe copy")
 		}
 	}
 	copyWaitGroup.Wait()
 	pid, err := runc.ReadPidFile(opts.PidFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		cancel()
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to retrieve OCI runtime exec pid")
 	}
 	e.pid = pid
diff --git a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/init.go b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/init.go
index 3dcf50856..3e86b34d9 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/init.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/init.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (p *Init) Create(ctx context.Context, r *CreateConfig) error {
 		return p.runtimeError(err, "OCI runtime create failed")
 	}
 	if r.Stdin != "" {
-		sc, err := fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, r.Stdin, syscall.O_WRONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
+		sc, err := fifo.OpenFifo(context.Background(), r.Stdin, syscall.O_WRONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to open stdin fifo %s", r.Stdin)
 		}
@@ -170,21 +170,19 @@ func (p *Init) Create(ctx context.Context, r *CreateConfig) error {
 	}
 	var copyWaitGroup sync.WaitGroup
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
 	if socket != nil {
 		console, err := socket.ReceiveMaster()
 		if err != nil {
-			cancel()
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to retrieve console master")
 		}
 		console, err = p.Platform.CopyConsole(ctx, console, r.Stdin, r.Stdout, r.Stderr, &p.wg, &copyWaitGroup)
 		if err != nil {
-			cancel()
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to start console copy")
 		}
 		p.console = console
 	} else if !hasNoIO(r) {
 		if err := copyPipes(ctx, p.io, r.Stdin, r.Stdout, r.Stderr, &p.wg, &copyWaitGroup); err != nil {
-			cancel()
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to start io pipe copy")
 		}
 	}
@@ -192,7 +190,6 @@ func (p *Init) Create(ctx context.Context, r *CreateConfig) error {
 	copyWaitGroup.Wait()
 	pid, err := runc.ReadPidFile(pidFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		cancel()
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to retrieve OCI runtime container pid")
 	}
 	p.pid = pid
diff --git a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/init_state.go b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/init_state.go
index 37798de20..62cbe38cd 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/init_state.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/init_state.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (s *createdCheckpointState) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return p.runtimeError(err, "OCI runtime restore failed")
 	}
 	if sio.Stdin != "" {
-		sc, err := fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, sio.Stdin, syscall.O_WRONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
+		sc, err := fifo.OpenFifo(context.Background(), sio.Stdin, syscall.O_WRONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to open stdin fifo %s", sio.Stdin)
 		}
diff --git a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/io.go b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/io.go
index 71f6ee1bb..aed349a86 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/io.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/io.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func copyPipes(ctx context.Context, rio runc.IO, stdin, stdout, stderr string, w
 	if stdin == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
-	f, err := fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, stdin, syscall.O_RDONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
+	f, err := fifo.OpenFifo(context.Background(), stdin, syscall.O_RDONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("containerd-shim: opening %s failed: %s", stdin, err)
 	}
diff --git a/runtime/v1/shim.go b/runtime/v1/shim.go
index 3942968e1..0a2018b4c 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/shim.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/shim.go
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ import (
 
 // OpenShimStdoutLog opens the shim log for reading
 func OpenShimStdoutLog(ctx context.Context, logDirPath string) (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
-	return fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, filepath.Join(logDirPath, "shim.stdout.log"), unix.O_RDWR|unix.O_CREAT|unix.O_NONBLOCK, 0700)
+	return fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, filepath.Join(logDirPath, "shim.stdout.log"), unix.O_RDWR|unix.O_CREAT, 0700)
 }
 
 // OpenShimStderrLog opens the shim log
 func OpenShimStderrLog(ctx context.Context, logDirPath string) (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
-	return fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, filepath.Join(logDirPath, "shim.stderr.log"), unix.O_RDWR|unix.O_CREAT|unix.O_NONBLOCK, 0700)
+	return fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, filepath.Join(logDirPath, "shim.stderr.log"), unix.O_RDWR|unix.O_CREAT, 0700)
 }
diff --git a/runtime/v2/runc/service_linux.go b/runtime/v2/runc/service_linux.go
index 116167352..195c23014 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/runc/service_linux.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/runc/service_linux.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (p *linuxPlatform) CopyConsole(ctx context.Context, console console.Console
 	}
 
 	if stdin != "" {
-		in, err := fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, stdin, syscall.O_RDONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
+		in, err := fifo.OpenFifo(context.Background(), stdin, syscall.O_RDONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/runtime/v2/shim_unix.go b/runtime/v2/shim_unix.go
index 1a08be5d1..6738a7787 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/shim_unix.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/shim_unix.go
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ import (
 )
 
 func openShimLog(ctx context.Context, bundle *Bundle) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	return fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, filepath.Join(bundle.Path, "log"), unix.O_RDONLY|unix.O_CREAT|unix.O_NONBLOCK, 0700)
+	return fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, filepath.Join(bundle.Path, "log"), unix.O_RDWR|unix.O_CREAT, 0700)
 }