diff --git a/benchmark/worker/benchmark_client.go b/benchmark/worker/benchmark_client.go
index c28312dd6aab..af81445ec5bf 100644
--- a/benchmark/worker/benchmark_client.go
+++ b/benchmark/worker/benchmark_client.go
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ func (h *lockingHistogram) mergeInto(merged *stats.Histogram) {
 
 type benchmarkClient struct {
 	closeConns        func()
-	stop              chan bool
 	lastResetTime     time.Time
 	histogramOptions  stats.HistogramOptions
 	lockingHistograms []lockingHistogram
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ func createConns(config *testpb.ClientConfig) ([]*grpc.ClientConn, func(), error
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func performRPCs(config *testpb.ClientConfig, conns []*grpc.ClientConn, bc *benchmarkClient) error {
+func performRPCs(ctx context.Context, config *testpb.ClientConfig, conns []*grpc.ClientConn, bc *benchmarkClient) error {
 	// Read payload size and type from config.
 	var (
 		payloadReqSize, payloadRespSize int
@@ -212,9 +211,9 @@ func performRPCs(config *testpb.ClientConfig, conns []*grpc.ClientConn, bc *benc
 
 	switch config.RpcType {
 	case testpb.RpcType_UNARY:
-		bc.unaryLoop(conns, rpcCountPerConn, payloadReqSize, payloadRespSize, poissonLambda)
+		bc.unaryLoop(ctx, conns, rpcCountPerConn, payloadReqSize, payloadRespSize, poissonLambda)
 	case testpb.RpcType_STREAMING:
-		bc.streamingLoop(conns, rpcCountPerConn, payloadReqSize, payloadRespSize, payloadType, poissonLambda)
+		bc.streamingLoop(ctx, conns, rpcCountPerConn, payloadReqSize, payloadRespSize, payloadType, poissonLambda)
 	default:
 		return status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "unknown rpc type: %v", config.RpcType)
 	}
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ func performRPCs(config *testpb.ClientConfig, conns []*grpc.ClientConn, bc *benc
 	return nil
 }
 
-func startBenchmarkClient(config *testpb.ClientConfig) (*benchmarkClient, error) {
+func startBenchmarkClient(ctx context.Context, config *testpb.ClientConfig) (*benchmarkClient, error) {
 	printClientConfig(config)
 
 	// Set running environment like how many cores to use.
@@ -243,13 +242,12 @@ func startBenchmarkClient(config *testpb.ClientConfig) (*benchmarkClient, error)
 		},
 		lockingHistograms: make([]lockingHistogram, rpcCountPerConn*len(conns)),
 
-		stop:            make(chan bool),
 		lastResetTime:   time.Now(),
 		closeConns:      closeConns,
 		rusageLastReset: syscall.GetRusage(),
 	}
 
-	if err = performRPCs(config, conns, bc); err != nil {
+	if err = performRPCs(ctx, config, conns, bc); err != nil {
 		// Close all connections if performRPCs failed.
 		closeConns()
 		return nil, err
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ func startBenchmarkClient(config *testpb.ClientConfig) (*benchmarkClient, error)
 	return bc, nil
 }
 
-func (bc *benchmarkClient) unaryLoop(conns []*grpc.ClientConn, rpcCountPerConn int, reqSize int, respSize int, poissonLambda *float64) {
+func (bc *benchmarkClient) unaryLoop(ctx context.Context, conns []*grpc.ClientConn, rpcCountPerConn int, reqSize int, respSize int, poissonLambda *float64) {
 	for ic, conn := range conns {
 		client := testgrpc.NewBenchmarkServiceClient(conn)
 		// For each connection, create rpcCountPerConn goroutines to do rpc.
@@ -274,10 +272,8 @@ func (bc *benchmarkClient) unaryLoop(conns []*grpc.ClientConn, rpcCountPerConn i
 				// before starting benchmark.
 				if poissonLambda == nil { // Closed loop.
 					for {
-						select {
-						case <-bc.stop:
-							return
-						default:
+						if ctx.Err() != nil {
+							break
 						}
 						start := time.Now()
 						if err := benchmark.DoUnaryCall(client, reqSize, respSize); err != nil {
@@ -292,13 +288,12 @@ func (bc *benchmarkClient) unaryLoop(conns []*grpc.ClientConn, rpcCountPerConn i
 						bc.poissonUnary(client, idx, reqSize, respSize, *poissonLambda)
 					})
 				}
-
 			}(idx)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func (bc *benchmarkClient) streamingLoop(conns []*grpc.ClientConn, rpcCountPerConn int, reqSize int, respSize int, payloadType string, poissonLambda *float64) {
+func (bc *benchmarkClient) streamingLoop(ctx context.Context, conns []*grpc.ClientConn, rpcCountPerConn int, reqSize int, respSize int, payloadType string, poissonLambda *float64) {
 	var doRPC func(testgrpc.BenchmarkService_StreamingCallClient, int, int) error
 	if payloadType == "bytebuf" {
 		doRPC = benchmark.DoByteBufStreamingRoundTrip
@@ -329,10 +324,8 @@ func (bc *benchmarkClient) streamingLoop(conns []*grpc.ClientConn, rpcCountPerCo
 						}
 						elapse := time.Since(start)
 						bc.lockingHistograms[idx].add(int64(elapse))
-						select {
-						case <-bc.stop:
+						if ctx.Err() != nil {
 							return
-						default:
 						}
 					}
 				}(idx)
@@ -364,6 +357,7 @@ func (bc *benchmarkClient) poissonUnary(client testgrpc.BenchmarkServiceClient,
 func (bc *benchmarkClient) poissonStreaming(stream testgrpc.BenchmarkService_StreamingCallClient, idx int, reqSize int, respSize int, lambda float64, doRPC func(testgrpc.BenchmarkService_StreamingCallClient, int, int) error) {
 	go func() {
 		start := time.Now()
+
 		if err := doRPC(stream, reqSize, respSize); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -430,6 +424,5 @@ func (bc *benchmarkClient) getStats(reset bool) *testpb.ClientStats {
 }
 
 func (bc *benchmarkClient) shutdown() {
-	close(bc.stop)
 	bc.closeConns()
 }
diff --git a/benchmark/worker/main.go b/benchmark/worker/main.go
index 45893d7b15a2..0a6dd965e177 100644
--- a/benchmark/worker/main.go
+++ b/benchmark/worker/main.go
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ func (s *workerServer) RunServer(stream testgrpc.WorkerService_RunServerServer)
 
 func (s *workerServer) RunClient(stream testgrpc.WorkerService_RunClientServer) error {
 	var bc *benchmarkClient
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(stream.Context())
 	defer func() {
+		cancel()
 		// Shut down benchmark client when stream ends.
 		logger.Infof("shutting down benchmark client")
 		if bc != nil {
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ func (s *workerServer) RunClient(stream testgrpc.WorkerService_RunClientServer)
 				logger.Infof("client setup received when client already exists, shutting down the existing client")
 				bc.shutdown()
 			}
-			bc, err = startBenchmarkClient(t.Setup)
+			bc, err = startBenchmarkClient(ctx, t.Setup)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}