diff --git a/syz-ci/jobs.go b/syz-ci/jobs.go
index 0c2df74d432b..a9bb23abcb2e 100644
--- a/syz-ci/jobs.go
+++ b/syz-ci/jobs.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -61,24 +62,16 @@ func newJobManager(cfg *Config, managers []*Manager, shutdownPending chan struct
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// startLoop starts a job loop in parallel and returns a blocking function
-// to gracefully stop job processing.
-func (jm *JobManager) startLoop(wg *sync.WaitGroup) func() {
-	stop := make(chan struct{})
-	done := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+// startLoop starts a job loop in parallel.
+func (jm *JobManager) startLoop(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
-		jm.loop(stop)
-		done <- struct{}{}
+		jm.loop(ctx)
 	}()
-	return func() {
-		close(stop)
-		<-done
-	}
 }
 
-func (jm *JobManager) loop(stop chan struct{}) {
+func (jm *JobManager) loop(ctx context.Context) {
 	if err := jm.resetJobs(); err != nil {
 		if jm.dash != nil {
 			jm.dash.LogError("syz-ci", "reset jobs failed: %v", err)
@@ -109,7 +102,7 @@ func (jm *JobManager) loop(stop chan struct{}) {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			jp.loop(stop)
+			jp.loop(ctx)
 		}()
 		if !main || !jm.needParallelProcessor() {
 			break
@@ -143,14 +136,14 @@ func (jm *JobManager) resetJobs() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (jp *JobProcessor) loop(stop chan struct{}) {
+func (jp *JobProcessor) loop(ctx context.Context) {
 	jp.Logf(0, "job loop started")
 loop:
 	for {
 		// Check jp.stop separately first, otherwise if stop signal arrives during a job execution,
 		// we can still grab the next job with 50% probability.
 		select {
-		case <-stop:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
 			break loop
 		default:
 		}
@@ -166,7 +159,7 @@ loop:
 			jp.pollJobs()
 		case <-jp.commitTicker:
 			jp.pollCommits()
-		case <-stop:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
 			break loop
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/syz-ci/manager.go b/syz-ci/manager.go
index 297828d79176..2036805c92d7 100644
--- a/syz-ci/manager.go
+++ b/syz-ci/manager.go
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ type Manager struct {
 	dash           ManagerDashapi
 	debugStorage   bool
 	storage        *asset.Storage
-	stop           chan struct{}
 	debug          bool
 	lastBuild      *dashapi.Build
 	buildFailed    bool
@@ -105,8 +104,7 @@ type ManagerDashapi interface {
 	UploadCommits(commits []dashapi.Commit) error
 }
 
-func createManager(cfg *Config, mgrcfg *ManagerConfig, stop chan struct{},
-	debug bool) (*Manager, error) {
+func createManager(cfg *Config, mgrcfg *ManagerConfig, debug bool) (*Manager, error) {
 	dir := osutil.Abs(filepath.Join("managers", mgrcfg.Name))
 	err := osutil.MkdirAll(dir)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -157,7 +155,6 @@ func createManager(cfg *Config, mgrcfg *ManagerConfig, stop chan struct{},
 		managercfg:     mgrcfg.managercfg,
 		storage:        assetStorage,
 		debugStorage:   !cfg.AssetStorage.IsEmpty() && cfg.AssetStorage.Debug,
-		stop:           stop,
 		debug:          debug,
 	}
 	// Leave the dashboard interface value as nil if it does not wrap a valid dashboard pointer.
@@ -182,7 +179,7 @@ var testSem = instance.NewSemaphore(1)
 const fuzzingMinutesBeforeCover = 360
 const benchUploadPeriod = 30 * time.Minute
 
-func (mgr *Manager) loop() {
+func (mgr *Manager) loop(ctx context.Context) {
 	lastCommit := ""
 	nextBuildTime := time.Now()
 	var managerRestartTime, artifactUploadTime, benchUploadTime time.Time
@@ -210,20 +207,20 @@ loop:
 	for {
 		if time.Since(nextBuildTime) >= 0 {
 			var rebuildAfter time.Duration
-			lastCommit, latestInfo, rebuildAfter = mgr.pollAndBuild(lastCommit, latestInfo)
+			lastCommit, latestInfo, rebuildAfter = mgr.pollAndBuild(ctx, lastCommit, latestInfo)
 			nextBuildTime = time.Now().Add(rebuildAfter)
 		}
 		if !artifactUploadTime.IsZero() && time.Now().After(artifactUploadTime) {
 			artifactUploadTime = time.Time{}
-			if err := mgr.uploadCoverReport(); err != nil {
+			if err := mgr.uploadCoverReport(ctx); err != nil {
 				mgr.Errorf("failed to upload cover report: %v", err)
 			}
-			if err := mgr.uploadProgramsWithCoverage(); err != nil {
+			if err := mgr.uploadProgramsWithCoverage(ctx); err != nil {
 				mgr.Errorf("failed to upload programs with coverage: %v", err)
 			}
 			// Function uploadCoverStat also forces manager to drop the coverage structures to reduce memory usage.
 			// Should be the last request touching the coverage data.
-			if err := mgr.uploadCoverStat(fuzzingMinutesBeforeCover); err != nil {
+			if err := mgr.uploadCoverStat(ctx, fuzzingMinutesBeforeCover); err != nil {
 				mgr.Errorf("failed to upload coverage stat: %v", err)
 			}
 			if err := mgr.uploadCorpus(); err != nil {
@@ -232,13 +229,13 @@ loop:
 		}
 		if mgr.cfg.BenchUploadPath != "" && time.Now().After(benchUploadTime) {
 			benchUploadTime = time.Now().Add(benchUploadPeriod)
-			if err := mgr.uploadBenchData(); err != nil {
+			if err := mgr.uploadBenchData(ctx); err != nil {
 				mgr.Errorf("failed to upload bench: %v", err)
 			}
 		}
 
 		select {
-		case <-mgr.stop:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
 			break loop
 		default:
 		}
@@ -253,7 +250,7 @@ loop:
 
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C:
-		case <-mgr.stop:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
 			break loop
 		}
 	}
@@ -275,7 +272,7 @@ func (mgr *Manager) archiveCommit(commit string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (mgr *Manager) pollAndBuild(lastCommit string, latestInfo *BuildInfo) (
+func (mgr *Manager) pollAndBuild(ctx context.Context, lastCommit string, latestInfo *BuildInfo) (
 	string, *BuildInfo, time.Duration) {
 	rebuildAfter := buildRetryPeriod
 	commit, err := mgr.repo.Poll(mgr.mgrcfg.Repo, mgr.mgrcfg.Branch)
@@ -307,7 +304,7 @@ func (mgr *Manager) pollAndBuild(lastCommit string, latestInfo *BuildInfo) (
 					}
 				}
 				buildSem.Signal()
-			case <-mgr.stop:
+			case <-ctx.Done():
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -848,7 +845,7 @@ func (mgr *Manager) httpGET(ctx context.Context, path string) (resp *http.Respon
 	return client.Do(req)
 }
 
-func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverReport() error {
+func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverReport(ctx context.Context) error {
 	directUpload := mgr.managercfg.Cover && mgr.cfg.CoverUploadPath != ""
 	if mgr.storage == nil && !directUpload {
 		// Cover report uploading is disabled.
@@ -860,7 +857,7 @@ func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverReport() error {
 	// Report generation can consume lots of memory. Generate one at a time.
 	select {
 	case <-buildSem.WaitC():
-	case <-mgr.stop:
+	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return nil
 	}
 	defer buildSem.Signal()
@@ -886,8 +883,14 @@ func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverReport() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverJSONLToGCS(gcsClient gcs.Client, mgrSrc, gcsDest, nameSuffix string,
-	publish, compress bool, f func(io.Writer, *json.Decoder) error) error {
+type uploadOptions struct {
+	nameSuffix string
+	publish    bool
+	compress   bool
+}
+
+func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverJSONLToGCS(ctx context.Context, gcsClient gcs.Client, mgrSrc, gcsDest string,
+	opts uploadOptions, f func(io.Writer, *json.Decoder) error) error {
 	if !mgr.managercfg.Cover || gcsDest == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -896,12 +899,12 @@ func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverJSONLToGCS(gcsClient gcs.Client, mgrSrc, gcsDest,
 	// TODO: remove it once #4585 (symbolization tuning) is closed
 	select {
 	case <-buildSem.WaitC():
-	case <-mgr.stop:
+	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return nil
 	}
 	defer buildSem.Signal()
 
-	eg, egCtx := errgroup.WithContext(context.Background())
+	eg, egCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 	resp, err := mgr.httpGET(egCtx, mgrSrc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to httpGet %s: %w", mgrSrc, err)
@@ -919,7 +922,7 @@ func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverJSONLToGCS(gcsClient gcs.Client, mgrSrc, gcsDest,
 		defer pw.Close()
 		var w io.Writer
 		w = pw
-		if compress {
+		if opts.compress {
 			gzw := gzip.NewWriter(pw)
 			defer gzw.Close()
 			w = gzw
@@ -934,8 +937,8 @@ func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverJSONLToGCS(gcsClient gcs.Client, mgrSrc, gcsDest,
 	})
 	eg.Go(func() error {
 		defer pr.Close()
-		fileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s%s.jsonl", mgr.mgrcfg.DashboardClient, mgr.name, nameSuffix)
-		if err := uploadFile(egCtx, gcsClient, gcsDest, fileName, pr, publish); err != nil {
+		fileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s%s.jsonl", mgr.mgrcfg.DashboardClient, mgr.name, opts.nameSuffix)
+		if err := uploadFile(egCtx, gcsClient, gcsDest, fileName, pr, opts.publish); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("uploadFile: %w", err)
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -943,17 +946,19 @@ func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverJSONLToGCS(gcsClient gcs.Client, mgrSrc, gcsDest,
 	return eg.Wait()
 }
 
-func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverStat(fuzzingMinutes int) error {
+func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverStat(ctx context.Context, fuzzingMinutes int) error {
 	// Coverage report generation consumes and caches lots of memory.
 	// In the syz-ci context report generation won't be used after this point,
 	// so tell manager to flush report generator.
 	curTime := time.Now()
-	if err := mgr.uploadCoverJSONLToGCS(nil,
+	if err := mgr.uploadCoverJSONLToGCS(ctx, nil,
 		"/cover?jsonl=1&flush=1",
 		mgr.cfg.CoverPipelinePath,
-		time.Now().Format("-2006-01-02-15-04"),
-		false,
-		false,
+		uploadOptions{
+			nameSuffix: time.Now().Format("-2006-01-02-15-04"),
+			publish:    false,
+			compress:   false,
+		},
 		func(w io.Writer, dec *json.Decoder) error {
 			var covInfo cover.CoverageInfo
 			if err := dec.Decode(&covInfo); err != nil {
@@ -979,13 +984,15 @@ func (mgr *Manager) uploadCoverStat(fuzzingMinutes int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (mgr *Manager) uploadProgramsWithCoverage() error {
-	if err := mgr.uploadCoverJSONLToGCS(nil,
+func (mgr *Manager) uploadProgramsWithCoverage(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if err := mgr.uploadCoverJSONLToGCS(ctx, nil,
 		"/coverprogs?jsonl=1",
 		mgr.cfg.CoverProgramsPath,
-		"",
-		mgr.cfg.PublishGCS,
-		true,
+		uploadOptions{
+			nameSuffix: "",
+			publish:    mgr.cfg.PublishGCS,
+			compress:   true,
+		},
 		func(w io.Writer, dec *json.Decoder) error {
 			var programCoverage cover.ProgramCoverage
 			if err := dec.Decode(&programCoverage); err != nil {
@@ -1015,7 +1022,7 @@ func (mgr *Manager) uploadCorpus() error {
 	return uploadFile(context.Background(), nil, mgr.cfg.CorpusUploadPath, mgr.name+"-corpus.db", f, mgr.cfg.PublishGCS)
 }
 
-func (mgr *Manager) uploadBenchData() error {
+func (mgr *Manager) uploadBenchData(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if mgr.lastRestarted.IsZero() {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -1030,7 +1037,7 @@ func (mgr *Manager) uploadBenchData() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open bench file: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	err = uploadFile(context.Background(), nil, mgr.cfg.BenchUploadPath+"/"+mgr.name,
+	err = uploadFile(ctx, nil, mgr.cfg.BenchUploadPath+"/"+mgr.name,
 		mgr.lastRestarted.Format("2006-01-02_15h.json"), f, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to upload the bench file: %w", err)
diff --git a/syz-ci/manager_test.go b/syz-ci/manager_test.go
index 9fd980ed2c97..e9ca7071dd64 100644
--- a/syz-ci/manager_test.go
+++ b/syz-ci/manager_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"compress/gzip"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -200,11 +201,15 @@ func TestUploadCoverJSONLToGCS(t *testing.T) {
 				gcsMock.On("Publish", test.wantGCSFileName).
 					Return(nil).Once()
 			}
-			err := mgr.uploadCoverJSONLToGCS(gcsMock,
+			err := mgr.uploadCoverJSONLToGCS(context.Background(), gcsMock,
 				"/teststream&jsonl=1",
 				"gs://test-bucket",
-				test.inputNameSuffix,
-				test.inputPublish, test.inputCompress, func(w io.Writer, dec *json.Decoder) error {
+				uploadOptions{
+					nameSuffix: test.inputNameSuffix,
+					publish:    test.inputPublish,
+					compress:   test.inputCompress,
+				},
+				func(w io.Writer, dec *json.Decoder) error {
 					var v any
 					if err := dec.Decode(&v); err != nil {
 						return fmt.Errorf("cover.ProgramCoverage: %w", err)
diff --git a/syz-ci/syz-ci.go b/syz-ci/syz-ci.go
index 74afa2b89010..3cefab1bc8a8 100644
--- a/syz-ci/syz-ci.go
+++ b/syz-ci/syz-ci.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ package main
 // modification time allows us to understand if we need to rebuild after a restart.
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
@@ -281,10 +282,10 @@ func main() {
 		}()
 	}
 
-	stop := make(chan struct{})
+	ctx, stop := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	var managers []*Manager
 	for _, mgrcfg := range cfg.Managers {
-		mgr, err := createManager(cfg, mgrcfg, stop, *flagDebug)
+		mgr, err := createManager(cfg, mgrcfg, *flagDebug)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("failed to create manager %v: %v", mgrcfg.Name, err)
 			continue
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ func main() {
 			wg.Add(1)
 			go func() {
 				defer wg.Done()
-				mgr.loop()
+				mgr.loop(ctx)
 			}()
 		}
 	}
@@ -308,12 +309,14 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to create dashapi connection %v", err)
 	}
-	stopJobs := jp.startLoop(&wg)
+	ctxJobs, stopJobs := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	wgJobs := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	jp.startLoop(ctxJobs, &wgJobs)
 
 	// For testing. Racy. Use with care.
 	http.HandleFunc("/upload_cover", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		for _, mgr := range managers {
-			if err := mgr.uploadCoverReport(); err != nil {
+			if err := mgr.uploadCoverReport(ctx); err != nil {
 				w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("failed for %v: %v <br>\n", mgr.name, err)))
 				return
 			}
@@ -322,14 +325,15 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	wg.Add(1)
-	go deprecateAssets(cfg, stop, &wg)
+	go deprecateAssets(ctx, cfg, &wg)
 
 	select {
 	case <-shutdownPending:
 	case <-updatePending:
 	}
-	stopJobs() // Gracefully wait for the running jobs to finish.
-	close(stop)
+	stopJobs()
+	wgJobs.Wait()
+	stop()
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	select {
@@ -339,7 +343,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-func deprecateAssets(cfg *Config, stop chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+func deprecateAssets(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	defer wg.Done()
 	if cfg.DashboardAddr == "" || cfg.AssetStorage.IsEmpty() ||
 		!cfg.AssetStorage.DoDeprecation {
@@ -359,7 +363,7 @@ loop:
 	for {
 		const sleepDuration = 6 * time.Hour
 		select {
-		case <-stop:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
 			break loop
 		case <-time.After(sleepDuration):
 		}