diff --git a/pkg/trace/buffered_file.go b/pkg/trace/buffered_file.go
index 97f5eec40..03d35537f 100644
--- a/pkg/trace/buffered_file.go
+++ b/pkg/trace/buffered_file.go
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 )
 
 // bufferedFile is a file that is being written to and read from. It is thread
diff --git a/pkg/trace/local_tracer_test.go b/pkg/trace/local_tracer_test.go
index 68841a34b..526e9e8e5 100644
--- a/pkg/trace/local_tracer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/trace/local_tracer_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package trace
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ func setupLocalTracer(t *testing.T, port int) *LocalTracer {
 	cfg.Instrumentation.TracingTables = testEventTable
 	cfg.Instrumentation.TracePullAddress = fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port)
 
-	client, err := NewLocalTracer(cfg, logger, "test_chain", "test_node")
+	client, err := NewLocalTracer(context.Background(), cfg, logger, "test_chain", "test_node")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create local client: %v", err)
 	}