diff --git a/cmd/client.go b/cmd/client.go
index 6bb5a9c62ac..fae9c653042 100644
--- a/cmd/client.go
+++ b/cmd/client.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ var (
 	captureID    string
 	interval     uint
 
-	defaultContextTimeoutDuration = 30 * time.Second
+	defaultContext context.Context
 )
 
 // cf holds changefeed id, which is used for output only
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ func newCliCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			etcdCli, err := clientv3.New(clientv3.Config{
 				Endpoints:   []string{cliPdAddr},
-				DialTimeout: defaultContextTimeoutDuration,
+				DialTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
 				DialOptions: []grpc.DialOption{
 					grpc.WithBlock(),
 					grpc.WithConnectParams(grpc.ConnectParams{
@@ -133,8 +134,7 @@ func newCliCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Annotate(err, "fail to open PD client")
 			}
-			ctx, cancel := contextTimeout()
-			defer cancel()
+			ctx := defaultContext
 			err = util.CheckClusterVersion(ctx, pdCli, cliPdAddr)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/cmd/client_capture.go b/cmd/client_capture.go
index 1930e15c4ad..d4d1cf68a36 100644
--- a/cmd/client_capture.go
+++ b/cmd/client_capture.go
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ func newListCaptureCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "list",
 		Short: "List all captures in TiCDC cluster",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx, cancel := contextTimeout()
-			defer cancel()
+			ctx := defaultContext
 			captures, err := getAllCaptures(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/cmd/client_changefeed.go b/cmd/client_changefeed.go
index aa47c3837e3..9e544bac821 100644
--- a/cmd/client_changefeed.go
+++ b/cmd/client_changefeed.go
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -41,8 +37,7 @@ func newAdminChangefeedCommand() []*cobra.Command {
 			Use:   "pause",
 			Short: "Pause a replicaiton task (changefeed)",
 			RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-				ctx, cancel := contextTimeout()
-				defer cancel()
+				ctx := defaultContext
 				job := model.AdminJob{
 					CfID: changefeedID,
 					Type: model.AdminStop,
@@ -54,8 +49,7 @@ func newAdminChangefeedCommand() []*cobra.Command {
 			Use:   "resume",
 			Short: "Resume a paused replicaiton task (changefeed)",
 			RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-				ctx, cancel := contextTimeout()
-				defer cancel()
+				ctx := defaultContext
 				job := model.AdminJob{
 					CfID: changefeedID,
 					Type: model.AdminResume,
@@ -67,8 +61,7 @@ func newAdminChangefeedCommand() []*cobra.Command {
 			Use:   "remove",
 			Short: "Remove a replicaiton task (changefeed)",
 			RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-				ctx, cancel := contextTimeout()
-				defer cancel()
+				ctx := defaultContext
 				job := model.AdminJob{
 					CfID: changefeedID,
 					Type: model.AdminRemove,
@@ -90,8 +83,7 @@ func newListChangefeedCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "list",
 		Short: "List all replication tasks (changefeeds) in TiCDC cluster",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx, cancel := contextTimeout()
-			defer cancel()
+			ctx := defaultContext
 			_, raw, err := cdcEtcdCli.GetChangeFeeds(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -111,8 +103,7 @@ func newQueryChangefeedCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "query",
 		Short: "Query information and status of a replicaiton task (changefeed)",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx, cancel := contextTimeout()
-			defer cancel()
+			ctx := defaultContext
 			info, err := cdcEtcdCli.GetChangeFeedInfo(ctx, changefeedID)
 			if err != nil && errors.Cause(err) != model.ErrChangeFeedNotExists {
 				return err
@@ -152,8 +143,7 @@ func newCreateChangefeedCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Create a new replication task (changefeed)",
 		Long:  ``,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx, cancel := contextTimeout()
-			defer cancel()
+			ctx := defaultContext
 			id := uuid.New().String()
 			if startTs == 0 {
 				ts, logical, err := pdCli.GetTS(ctx)
@@ -269,28 +259,15 @@ func newStatisticsChangefeedCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "statistics",
 		Short: "Periodically check and output the status of a replicaiton task (changefeed)",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			sc := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-			signal.Notify(sc,
-				syscall.SIGHUP,
-				syscall.SIGINT,
-				syscall.SIGTERM,
-				syscall.SIGQUIT)
-
-			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
-			defer cancel()
+			ctx := defaultContext
 			tick := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(interval) * time.Second)
 			lastTime := time.Now()
 			var lastCount uint64
 			for {
 				select {
-				case sig := <-sc:
-					switch sig {
-					case syscall.SIGTERM:
-						cancel()
-						os.Exit(0)
-					default:
-						cancel()
-						os.Exit(1)
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+						return err
 					}
 				case <-tick.C:
 					now := time.Now()
diff --git a/cmd/client_meta.go b/cmd/client_meta.go
index e65ad026908..b8e732c7490 100644
--- a/cmd/client_meta.go
+++ b/cmd/client_meta.go
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ func newDeleteMetaCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "delete",
 		Short: "Delete all meta data in etcd, confirm that you know what this command will do and use it at your own risk",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx, cancel := contextTimeout()
-			defer cancel()
+			ctx := defaultContext
 			err := cdcEtcdCli.ClearAllCDCInfo(ctx)
 			if err == nil {
 				cmd.Println("already truncate all meta in etcd!")
diff --git a/cmd/client_processor.go b/cmd/client_processor.go
index da4a8548caf..3c93cf7ceda 100644
--- a/cmd/client_processor.go
+++ b/cmd/client_processor.go
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ func newListProcessorCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "list",
 		Short: "List all processors in TiCDC cluster",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx, cancel := contextTimeout()
-			defer cancel()
+			ctx := defaultContext
 			info, err := cdcEtcdCli.GetProcessors(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -41,8 +40,7 @@ func newQueryProcessorCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "query",
 		Short: "Query information and status of a sub replication task (processor)",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx, cancel := contextTimeout()
-			defer cancel()
+			ctx := defaultContext
 			_, status, err := cdcEtcdCli.GetTaskStatus(ctx, changefeedID, captureID)
 			if err != nil && errors.Cause(err) != model.ErrTaskStatusNotExists {
 				return err
diff --git a/cmd/client_tso.go b/cmd/client_tso.go
index a2937d0478e..5f5bd8b1b78 100644
--- a/cmd/client_tso.go
+++ b/cmd/client_tso.go
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ func newQueryTsoCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "query",
 		Short: "Get tso from PD",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx, cancel := contextTimeout()
-			defer cancel()
+			ctx := defaultContext
 			ts, logic, err := pdCli.GetTS(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index dba3782bfa6..fd3b8f57d3f 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/pingcap/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/log"
@@ -51,6 +54,22 @@ func initLog() error {
 
 // Execute runs the root command
 func Execute() {
+	sc := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sc,
+		syscall.SIGHUP,
+		syscall.SIGINT,
+		syscall.SIGTERM,
+		syscall.SIGQUIT)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	defaultContext = ctx
+	go func() {
+		sig := <-sc
+		log.Info("got signal to exit", zap.Stringer("signal", sig))
+		cancel()
+	}()
+
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/cmd/server.go b/cmd/server.go
index 7f14253365e..87a91c1db93 100644
--- a/cmd/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server.go
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
-	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/pingcap/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/log"
@@ -60,22 +57,7 @@ func runEServer(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Annotate(err, "new server")
 	}
-
-	sc := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(sc,
-		syscall.SIGHUP,
-		syscall.SIGINT,
-		syscall.SIGTERM,
-		syscall.SIGQUIT)
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	go func() {
-		sig := <-sc
-		log.Info("got signal to exit", zap.Stringer("signal", sig))
-		cancel()
-	}()
-
-	err = server.Run(ctx)
+	err = server.Run(defaultContext)
 	if err != nil && errors.Cause(err) != context.Canceled {
 		log.Error("run server", zap.String("error", errors.ErrorStack(err)))
 		return errors.Annotate(err, "run server")
diff --git a/cmd/util.go b/cmd/util.go
index c90bd300602..97048dec546 100644
--- a/cmd/util.go
+++ b/cmd/util.go
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/clientv3/concurrency"
 )
 
-func contextTimeout() (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
-	return context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), defaultContextTimeoutDuration)
-}
-
 func getAllCaptures(ctx context.Context) ([]*capture, error) {
 	_, raw, err := cdcEtcdCli.GetCaptures(ctx)
 	if err != nil {