diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/services.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/services.go
index e6c0bfebc55..74e1dedfbc2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/services.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/services.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type ContainerManager interface {
 	// If command exits with a non-zero exit code, an error is returned.
 	ExecSync(ctx context.Context, containerID string, cmd []string, timeout time.Duration) (stdout []byte, stderr []byte, err error)
 	// Exec prepares a streaming endpoint to execute a command in the container, and returns the address.
-	Exec(context.Context, *runtimeapi.ExecRequest) (*runtimeapi.ExecResponse, error)
+	Exec(ctx context.Context, request *runtimeapi.ExecRequest) (*runtimeapi.ExecResponse, error)
 	// Attach prepares a streaming endpoint to attach to a running container, and returns the address.
 	Attach(ctx context.Context, req *runtimeapi.AttachRequest) (*runtimeapi.AttachResponse, error)
 	// ReopenContainerLog asks runtime to reopen the stdout/stderr log file
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ type PodSandboxManager interface {
 	// ListPodSandbox returns a list of Sandbox.
 	ListPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, filter *runtimeapi.PodSandboxFilter) ([]*runtimeapi.PodSandbox, error)
 	// PortForward prepares a streaming endpoint to forward ports from a PodSandbox, and returns the address.
-	PortForward(context.Context, *runtimeapi.PortForwardRequest) (*runtimeapi.PortForwardResponse, error)
+	PortForward(ctx context.Context, request *runtimeapi.PortForwardRequest) (*runtimeapi.PortForwardResponse, error)
 }
 
 // ContainerStatsManager contains methods for retrieving the container