diff --git a/curl.go b/curl.go
index 674e836..34d42c5 100644
--- a/curl.go
+++ b/curl.go
@@ -1736,12 +1736,12 @@ func NewSimpleRequestWithContextWithClient(ctx context.Context, client *http.Cli
 }
 
 func NewRequestWithContextWithClient(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, uri string, method string, opts ...RequestOpt) (*Request, error) {
-	req, err := newRequest(context.Background(), uri, method, opts...)
+	req, err := newRequest(ctx, uri, method, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	req.rawClient = client
 	req.SetDoRawClient(true)
 	req.SetDoRawTransport(true)
-	return nil, err
+	return req, err
 }