diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/webhook/mutating/dispatcher.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/webhook/mutating/dispatcher.go
index ca42558916a..af237ae0c00 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/webhook/mutating/dispatcher.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/webhook/mutating/dispatcher.go
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ func (a *mutatingDispatcher) Dispatch(ctx context.Context, attr admission.Attrib
 		if err != nil {
 			switch err := err.(type) {
 			case *webhookutil.ErrCallingWebhook:
+				if ctx.Err() == context.Canceled {
+					klog.Warningf("Context Canceled when calling webhook %v", hook.Name)
+					return err
+				}
 				if !ignoreClientCallFailures {
 					rejected = true
 					admissionmetrics.Metrics.ObserveWebhookRejection(ctx, hook.Name, "admit", string(versionedAttr.Attributes.GetOperation()), admissionmetrics.WebhookRejectionCallingWebhookError, int(err.Status.ErrStatus.Code))
@@ -198,10 +202,6 @@ func (a *mutatingDispatcher) Dispatch(ctx context.Context, attr admission.Attrib
 		}
 
 		if callErr, ok := err.(*webhookutil.ErrCallingWebhook); ok {
-			if ctx.Err() == context.Canceled {
-				klog.Warningf("Context Canceled when calling webhook %v", hook.Name)
-				return err
-			}
 			if ignoreClientCallFailures {
 				klog.Warningf("Failed calling webhook, failing open %v: %v", hook.Name, callErr)
 				admissionmetrics.Metrics.ObserveWebhookFailOpen(ctx, hook.Name, "admit")
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/webhook/validating/dispatcher.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/webhook/validating/dispatcher.go
index 2d9216d4f21..af435649bd0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/webhook/validating/dispatcher.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/webhook/validating/dispatcher.go
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ func (d *validatingDispatcher) Dispatch(ctx context.Context, attr admission.Attr
 			if err != nil {
 				switch err := err.(type) {
 				case *webhookutil.ErrCallingWebhook:
+					if ctx.Err() == context.Canceled {
+						klog.Warningf("Context Canceled when calling webhook %v", hook.Name)
+						return
+					}
 					if !ignoreClientCallFailures {
 						rejected = true
 						admissionmetrics.Metrics.ObserveWebhookRejection(ctx, hook.Name, "validating", string(versionedAttr.Attributes.GetOperation()), admissionmetrics.WebhookRejectionCallingWebhookError, int(err.Status.ErrStatus.Code))
@@ -193,10 +197,6 @@ func (d *validatingDispatcher) Dispatch(ctx context.Context, attr admission.Attr
 			}
 
 			if callErr, ok := err.(*webhookutil.ErrCallingWebhook); ok {
-				if ctx.Err() == context.Canceled {
-					klog.Warningf("Context Canceled when calling webhook %v", hook.Name)
-					return
-				}
 				if ignoreClientCallFailures {
 					klog.Warningf("Failed calling webhook, failing open %v: %v", hook.Name, callErr)
 					admissionmetrics.Metrics.ObserveWebhookFailOpen(ctx, hook.Name, "validating")