diff --git a/bridgev2/bridge.go b/bridgev2/bridge.go
index bef0c79c..05a67b6a 100644
--- a/bridgev2/bridge.go
+++ b/bridgev2/bridge.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type Bridge struct {
 	wakeupBackfillQueue chan struct{}
 	stopBackfillQueue   *exsync.Event
 
-	backgroundCtx       context.Context
+	BackgroundCtx       context.Context
 	cancelBackgroundCtx context.CancelFunc
 }
 
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ func (br *Bridge) RunOnce(ctx context.Context, loginID networkid.UserLoginID, pa
 
 func (br *Bridge) StartConnectors(ctx context.Context) error {
 	br.Log.Info().Msg("Starting bridge")
-	if br.backgroundCtx == nil || br.backgroundCtx.Err() != nil {
-		br.backgroundCtx, br.cancelBackgroundCtx = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	if br.BackgroundCtx == nil || br.BackgroundCtx.Err() != nil {
+		br.BackgroundCtx, br.cancelBackgroundCtx = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	}
 
 	if !br.ExternallyManagedDB {
diff --git a/bridgev2/portal.go b/bridgev2/portal.go
index a7ca5995..63081f57 100644
--- a/bridgev2/portal.go
+++ b/bridgev2/portal.go
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func (portal *Portal) getEventCtxWithLog(rawEvt any, idx int) context.Context {
 	case *portalCreateEvent:
 		return evt.ctx
 	}
-	return logWith.Logger().WithContext(portal.Bridge.backgroundCtx)
+	return logWith.Logger().WithContext(portal.Bridge.BackgroundCtx)
 }
 
 func (portal *Portal) handleSingleEvent(ctx context.Context, rawEvt any, doneCallback func()) {