diff --git a/scrape/scrape.go b/scrape/scrape.go
index e8d5147df..e34cc16e1 100644
--- a/scrape/scrape.go
+++ b/scrape/scrape.go
@@ -1379,7 +1379,8 @@ func (sl *scrapeLoop) endOfRunStaleness(last time.Time, ticker *time.Ticker, int
 	// Call sl.append again with an empty scrape to trigger stale markers.
 	// If the target has since been recreated and scraped, the
 	// stale markers will be out of order and ignored.
-	app := sl.appender(sl.ctx)
+	// sl.context would have been cancelled, hence using sl.parentCtx.
+	app := sl.appender(sl.parentCtx)
 	var err error
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1393,7 +1394,7 @@ func (sl *scrapeLoop) endOfRunStaleness(last time.Time, ticker *time.Ticker, int
 	}()
 	if _, _, _, err = sl.append(app, []byte{}, "", staleTime); err != nil {
 		app.Rollback()
-		app = sl.appender(sl.ctx)
+		app = sl.appender(sl.parentCtx)
 		level.Warn(sl.l).Log("msg", "Stale append failed", "err", err)
 	}
 	if err = sl.reportStale(app, staleTime); err != nil {