diff --git a/checker.go b/checker.go
index e604264..3b67945 100644
--- a/checker.go
+++ b/checker.go
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 package health
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"sync"
 )
 
 // Checker is a interface used to provide an indication of application health.
 type Checker interface {
-	Check() Health
+	Check(ctx context.Context) Health
 }
 
 // CheckerFunc is an adapter to allow the use of
 // ordinary go functions as Checkers.
-type CheckerFunc func() Health
+type CheckerFunc func(ctx context.Context) Health
 
-func (f CheckerFunc) Check() Health {
-	return f()
+func (f CheckerFunc) Check(ctx context.Context) Health {
+	return f(ctx)
 }
 
 type checkerItem struct {
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func (c *CompositeChecker) AddChecker(name string, checker Checker) {
 
 // Check returns the combination of all checkers added
 // if some check is not up, the combined is marked as down
-func (c CompositeChecker) Check() Health {
+func (c CompositeChecker) Check(ctx context.Context) Health {
 	health := NewHealth()
 	health.Up()
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ func (c CompositeChecker) Check() Health {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		item := item
 		go func() {
-			ch <- state{h: item.checker.Check(), name: item.name}
+			ch <- state{h: item.checker.Check(ctx), name: item.name}
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
 	}
diff --git a/checker_test.go b/checker_test.go
index d34f8f9..5b7b596 100644
--- a/checker_test.go
+++ b/checker_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package health
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+)
 
 type outOfServiceTestChecker struct{}
 
-func (c outOfServiceTestChecker) Check() Health {
+func (c outOfServiceTestChecker) Check(ctx context.Context) Health {
 	health := NewHealth()
 	health.OutOfService()
 
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ func (c outOfServiceTestChecker) Check() Health {
 
 type upTestChecker struct{}
 
-func (c upTestChecker) Check() Health {
+func (c upTestChecker) Check(ctx context.Context) Health {
 	health := NewHealth()
 	health.Up()
 
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ func (c upTestChecker) Check() Health {
 
 type downTestChecker struct{}
 
-func (c downTestChecker) Check() Health {
+func (c downTestChecker) Check(ctx context.Context) Health {
 	health := NewHealth()
 	health.Down()
 
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ func Test_CompositeChecker_Check_Up(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewCompositeChecker()
 	c.AddChecker("upTestChecker", upTestChecker{})
 
-	health := c.Check()
+	health := c.Check(context.Background())
 
 	if !health.IsUp() {
 		t.Errorf("health.IsUp() == %t, wants %t", health.IsUp(), true)
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ func Test_CompositeChecker_Check_Down(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewCompositeChecker()
 	c.AddChecker("downTestChecker", downTestChecker{})
 
-	health := c.Check()
+	health := c.Check(context.Background())
 
 	if !health.IsDown() {
 		t.Errorf("health.IsDown() == %t, wants %t", health.IsDown(), true)
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ func Test_CompositeChecker_Check_OutOfService(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewCompositeChecker()
 	c.AddChecker("outOfServiceTestChecker", outOfServiceTestChecker{})
 
-	health := c.Check()
+	health := c.Check(context.Background())
 
 	if !health.IsDown() {
 		t.Errorf("health.IsDown() == %t, wants %t", health.IsDown(), true)
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ func Test_CompositeChecker_Check_Down_combined(t *testing.T) {
 	c.AddChecker("downTestChecker", downTestChecker{})
 	c.AddChecker("upTestChecker", upTestChecker{})
 
-	health := c.Check()
+	health := c.Check(context.Background())
 
 	if !health.IsDown() {
 		t.Errorf("health.IsDown() == %t, wants %t", health.IsDown(), true)
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ func Test_CompositeChecker_Check_Up_combined(t *testing.T) {
 	c.AddChecker("upTestChecker", upTestChecker{})
 	c.AddChecker("upTestChecker", upTestChecker{})
 
-	health := c.Check()
+	health := c.Check(context.Background())
 
 	if !health.IsUp() {
 		t.Errorf("health.IsUp() == %t, wants %t", health.IsUp(), true)
@@ -125,14 +128,14 @@ func Test_CompositeChecker_AddInfo_null_map(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCheckerFunc_Check(t *testing.T) {
-	f := CheckerFunc(func() Health {
+	f := CheckerFunc(func(ctx context.Context) Health {
 		h := NewHealth()
 		h.Up()
 
 		return h
 	})
 
-	h := f.Check()
+	h := f.Check(context.Background())
 
 	if !h.IsUp() {
 		t.Errorf("h.IsUp() == %t, wants %t", h.IsUp(), true)
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 7e39e12..eea5a08 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func NewHandler() Handler {
 func (h Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
-	health := h.CompositeChecker.Check()
+	health := h.CompositeChecker.Check(r.Context())
 
 	if health.IsDown() {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
diff --git a/url/checker.go b/url/checker.go
index 45a1161..9e394c4 100644
--- a/url/checker.go
+++ b/url/checker.go
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
 package url
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/dimiro1/health"
 )
 
 // Checker is a checker that check a given URL
 type Checker struct {
-	URL     string
-	Timeout time.Duration
+	URL string
 }
 
 // NewChecker returns a new url.Checker with the given URL
 func NewChecker(url string) Checker {
-	return Checker{URL: url, Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
-}
-
-// NewCheckerWithTimeout returns a new url.Checker with the given URL and given timeout
-func NewCheckerWithTimeout(url string, timeout time.Duration) Checker {
-	return Checker{URL: url, Timeout: timeout}
+	return Checker{URL: url}
 }
 
 // Check makes a HEAD request to the given URL
 // If the request returns something different than StatusOK,
 // The status is set to StatusBadRequest and the URL is considered Down
-func (u Checker) Check() health.Health {
-	client := http.Client{
-		Timeout: u.Timeout,
+func (u Checker) Check(ctx context.Context) health.Health {
+	health := health.NewHealth()
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("HEAD", u.URL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		health.Down().AddInfo("code", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return health
 	}
 
-	health := health.NewHealth()
+	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
 
-	resp, err := client.Head(u.URL)
+	client := http.Client{}
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 
 	if resp != nil {
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ func (u Checker) Check() health.Health {
 
 	if err != nil {
 		health.Down().AddInfo("code", http.StatusBadRequest)
-
 		return health
 	}
 
diff --git a/url/checker_test.go b/url/checker_test.go
index 4775649..cfd5491 100644
--- a/url/checker_test.go
+++ b/url/checker_test.go
@@ -7,26 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/dimiro1/health"
 )
 
-func Test_NewCheckerWithTimeout(t *testing.T) {
-	timeout := 2 * time.Second
-	url := "http://www.google.com/"
-
-	c := NewCheckerWithTimeout(url, timeout)
-
-	if c.Timeout != timeout {
-		t.Errorf("NewCheckerWithTimeout().Timeout == %d, wants %d", c.Timeout, timeout)
-	}
-
-	if c.URL != url {
-		t.Errorf("NewCheckerWithTimeout().URL == %s, wants %s", c.URL, url)
-	}
-}
-
 func Test_Checker_Check_Up(t *testing.T) {
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()