diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_multi-hop-error-propagation_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_multi-hop-error-propagation_test.go
index 6fc629218..65ce48a65 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_multi-hop-error-propagation_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_multi-hop-error-propagation_test.go
@@ -296,8 +296,10 @@ out:
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("unable to generate carol invoice: %v", err)
 		}
+
+		ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
 		sendAndAssertSuccess(
-			t, net.Bob,
+			ctxt, t, net.Bob,
 			&routerrpc.SendPaymentRequest{
 				PaymentRequest: carolInvoice2.PaymentRequest,
 				TimeoutSeconds: 60,
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_send_multi_path_payment_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_send_multi_path_payment_test.go
index 4065cd0d4..3d21285d0 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_send_multi_path_payment_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_send_multi_path_payment_test.go
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ func testSendMultiPathPayment(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	rHash := rHashes[0]
 	payReq := payReqs[0]
 
+	ctxt, _ := context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
 	payment := sendAndAssertSuccess(
-		t, net.Alice,
+		ctxt, t, net.Alice,
 		&routerrpc.SendPaymentRequest{
 			PaymentRequest: payReq,
 			MaxParts:       10,
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func testSendMultiPathPayment(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 
 	// Make sure Bob show the invoice as settled for the full
 	// amount.
-	ctxt, _ := context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
 	inv, err := ctx.bob.LookupInvoice(
 		ctxt, &lnrpc.PaymentHash{
 			RHash: rHash,
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_single_hop_invoice_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_single_hop_invoice_test.go
index 0020b6dcc..e93f93622 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_single_hop_invoice_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_single_hop_invoice_test.go
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ func testSingleHopInvoice(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 
 	// With the invoice for Bob added, send a payment towards Alice paying
 	// to the above generated invoice.
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
 	resp := sendAndAssertSuccess(
-		t, net.Alice,
+		ctxt, t, net.Alice,
 		&routerrpc.SendPaymentRequest{
 			PaymentRequest: invoiceResp.PaymentRequest,
 			TimeoutSeconds: 60,
@@ -115,8 +116,9 @@ func testSingleHopInvoice(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 
 	// Next send another payment, but this time using a zpay32 encoded
 	// invoice rather than manually specifying the payment details.
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
 	sendAndAssertSuccess(
-		t, net.Alice,
+		ctxt, t, net.Alice,
 		&routerrpc.SendPaymentRequest{
 			PaymentRequest: invoiceResp.PaymentRequest,
 			TimeoutSeconds: 60,
@@ -138,8 +140,9 @@ func testSingleHopInvoice(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	keySendPreimage := lntypes.Preimage{3, 4, 5, 11}
 	keySendHash := keySendPreimage.Hash()
 
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
 	sendAndAssertSuccess(
-		t, net.Alice,
+		ctxt, t, net.Alice,
 		&routerrpc.SendPaymentRequest{
 			Dest:           net.Bob.PubKey[:],
 			Amt:            paymentAmt,
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_test.go
index bacc4bea3..5e7dd9213 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_test.go
@@ -1300,11 +1300,14 @@ func testPaymentFollowingChannelOpen(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest)
 
 	// Send payment to Bob so that a channel update to disk will be
 	// executed.
-	sendAndAssertSuccess(t, net.Alice, &routerrpc.SendPaymentRequest{
-		PaymentRequest: bobPayReqs[0],
-		TimeoutSeconds: 60,
-		FeeLimitSat:    1000000,
-	})
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
+	sendAndAssertSuccess(
+		ctxt, t, net.Alice, &routerrpc.SendPaymentRequest{
+			PaymentRequest: bobPayReqs[0],
+			TimeoutSeconds: 60,
+			FeeLimitSat:    1000000,
+		},
+	)
 
 	// At this point we want to make sure the channel is opened and not
 	// pending.
@@ -5216,8 +5219,9 @@ func testListPayments(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 
 	// With the invoice for Bob added, send a payment towards Alice paying
 	// to the above generated invoice.
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
 	sendAndAssertSuccess(
-		t, net.Alice,
+		ctxt, t, net.Alice,
 		&routerrpc.SendPaymentRequest{
 			PaymentRequest: invoiceResp.PaymentRequest,
 			TimeoutSeconds: 60,
@@ -13095,7 +13099,8 @@ func testRouteFeeCutoff(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 			sendReq.FeeLimitMsat = 1000 * paymentAmt * limit.Percent / 100
 		}
 
-		result := sendAndAssertSuccess(t, net.Alice, sendReq)
+		ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
+		result := sendAndAssertSuccess(ctxt, t, net.Alice, sendReq)
 
 		checkRoute(result.Htlcs[0].Route)
 	}
@@ -13884,12 +13889,9 @@ func deriveFundingShim(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest,
 
 // sendAndAssertSuccess sends the given payment requests and asserts that the
 // payment completes successfully.
-func sendAndAssertSuccess(t *harnessTest, node *lntest.HarnessNode,
+func sendAndAssertSuccess(ctx context.Context, t *harnessTest, node *lntest.HarnessNode,
 	req *routerrpc.SendPaymentRequest) *lnrpc.Payment {
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), defaultTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
 	var result *lnrpc.Payment
 	err := wait.NoError(func() error {
 		stream, err := node.RouterClient.SendPaymentV2(ctx, req)