diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6b7c8dc..5804a55 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ language: go
 go_import_path: github.com/mailgun/groupcache
 
 os: linux
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 sudo: false
 
 script:
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ go:
   - 1.13.x
   - 1.14.x
   - 1.15.x
+  - 1.17.x
   - master
 
 cache:
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 062ab76..9916bb2 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -274,15 +274,11 @@ func (h *httpGetter) makeRequest(ctx context.Context, m string, in request, b io
 		url.QueryEscape(in.GetGroup()),
 		url.QueryEscape(in.GetKey()),
 	)
-
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(m, u, b)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, method, u, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Pass along the context to the RoundTripper
-	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
-
 	tr := http.DefaultTransport
 	if h.getTransport != nil {
 		tr = h.getTransport(ctx)