diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index bf2efde70..8cae12907 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -768,9 +768,9 @@ func create(s string, opts options.Options) (restic.Backend, error) {
 	case "b2":
 		return b2.Create(globalOptions.ctx, cfg.(b2.Config), rt)
 	case "rest":
-		return rest.Create(cfg.(rest.Config), rt)
+		return rest.Create(globalOptions.ctx, cfg.(rest.Config), rt)
 	case "rclone":
-		return rclone.Create(cfg.(rclone.Config))
+		return rclone.Create(globalOptions.ctx, cfg.(rclone.Config))
 	}
 
 	debug.Log("invalid repository scheme: %v", s)
diff --git a/internal/backend/rclone/backend.go b/internal/backend/rclone/backend.go
index e18d8a998..2f730f238 100644
--- a/internal/backend/rclone/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/rclone/backend.go
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ func Open(cfg Config, lim limiter.Limiter) (*Backend, error) {
 	return be, nil
 }
 
-// Create initializes a new restic repo with clone.
-func Create(cfg Config) (*Backend, error) {
+// Create initializes a new restic repo with rclone.
+func Create(ctx context.Context, cfg Config) (*Backend, error) {
 	be, err := newBackend(cfg, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func Create(cfg Config) (*Backend, error) {
 		URL:         url,
 	}
 
-	restBackend, err := rest.Create(restConfig, debug.RoundTripper(be.tr))
+	restBackend, err := rest.Create(ctx, restConfig, debug.RoundTripper(be.tr))
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = be.Close()
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/backend/rclone/backend_test.go b/internal/backend/rclone/backend_test.go
index b7f3cebb4..0a8f91aea 100644
--- a/internal/backend/rclone/backend_test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/rclone/backend_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package rclone_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"os/exec"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func newTestSuite(t testing.TB) *test.Suite {
 		Create: func(config interface{}) (restic.Backend, error) {
 			t.Logf("Create()")
 			cfg := config.(rclone.Config)
-			be, err := rclone.Create(cfg)
+			be, err := rclone.Create(context.TODO(), cfg)
 			if e, ok := errors.Cause(err).(*exec.Error); ok && e.Err == exec.ErrNotFound {
 				t.Skipf("program %q not found", e.Name)
 				return nil, nil
diff --git a/internal/backend/rest/rest.go b/internal/backend/rest/rest.go
index 6473a98b3..4dc271f38 100644
--- a/internal/backend/rest/rest.go
+++ b/internal/backend/rest/rest.go
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ func Open(cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (*Backend, error) {
 }
 
 // Create creates a new REST on server configured in config.
-func Create(cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (*Backend, error) {
+func Create(ctx context.Context, cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (*Backend, error) {
 	be, err := Open(cfg, rt)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	_, err = be.Stat(context.TODO(), restic.Handle{Type: restic.ConfigFile})
+	_, err = be.Stat(ctx, restic.Handle{Type: restic.ConfigFile})
 	if err == nil {
 		return nil, errors.Fatal("config file already exists")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/rest/rest_test.go b/internal/backend/rest/rest_test.go
index 486f241a9..3f6859626 100644
--- a/internal/backend/rest/rest_test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/rest/rest_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func newTestSuite(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB, url *url.URL, minimalData b
 		// CreateFn is a function that creates a temporary repository for the tests.
 		Create: func(config interface{}) (restic.Backend, error) {
 			cfg := config.(rest.Config)
-			return rest.Create(cfg, tr)
+			return rest.Create(context.TODO(), cfg, tr)
 		},
 
 		// OpenFn is a function that opens a previously created temporary repository.