diff --git a/server/sandbox_network.go b/server/sandbox_network.go
index d42b28bea1a..888cfa8fc02 100644
--- a/server/sandbox_network.go
+++ b/server/sandbox_network.go
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ func (s *Server) networkStart(ctx context.Context, sb *sandbox.Sandbox) (podIPs
 	defer func() {
 		if retErr != nil {
 			log.Infof(ctx, "networkStart: stopping network for sandbox %s", sb.ID())
-			if err2 := s.networkStop(startCtx, sb); err2 != nil {
+			// use a new context to prevent an expired context from preventing a stop
+			if err2 := s.networkStop(context.Background(), sb); err2 != nil {
 				log.Errorf(ctx, "error stopping network on cleanup: %v", err2)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/server/sandbox_run_linux.go b/server/sandbox_run_linux.go
index 0c8c7182940..41b2284ca8d 100644
--- a/server/sandbox_run_linux.go
+++ b/server/sandbox_run_linux.go
@@ -725,7 +725,8 @@ func (s *Server) runPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RunPodSandboxRequest
 		}
 		cleanupFuncs = append(cleanupFuncs, func() {
 			log.Infof(ctx, "runSandbox: in manageNSLifecycle, stopping network for sandbox %s", sb.ID())
-			if err2 := s.networkStop(ctx, sb); err2 != nil {
+			// use a new context to prevent an expired context from preventing a stop
+			if err2 := s.networkStop(context.Background(), sb); err2 != nil {
 				log.Errorf(ctx, "error stopping network on cleanup: %v", err2)
 			}
 		})
@@ -955,7 +956,8 @@ func (s *Server) runPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RunPodSandboxRequest
 		}
 		cleanupFuncs = append(cleanupFuncs, func() {
 			log.Infof(ctx, "runSandbox: stopping network for sandbox %s when not manageNSLifecycle", sb.ID())
-			if err2 := s.networkStop(ctx, sb); err2 != nil {
+			// use a new context to prevent an expired context from preventing a stop
+			if err2 := s.networkStop(context.Background(), sb); err2 != nil {
 				log.Errorf(ctx, "error stopping network on cleanup: %v", err2)
 			}
 		})