diff --git a/transport/http2/soak_test.go b/transport/http2/soak_test.go
index a7d85ae..6c1e1a4 100644
--- a/transport/http2/soak_test.go
+++ b/transport/http2/soak_test.go
@@ -91,20 +91,28 @@ func TestTLSSoak(t *testing.T) {
 					method = http.MethodPost
 					body = &repeatingReader{remaining: 64 << 10}
 				}
-				request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), method, "https://"+listener.Addr().String()+path, body)
+				requestContext, cancelRequest := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+				request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(requestContext, method, "https://"+listener.Addr().String()+path, body)
 				if err != nil {
+					cancelRequest()
 					failures.Add(1)
 					continue
 				}
 				response, err := client.Do(request)
 				if err != nil {
-					failures.Add(1)
+					cancelRequest()
+					if time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+						failures.Add(1)
+					}
 					continue
 				}
 				_, readErr := io.Copy(io.Discard, response.Body)
 				response.Body.Close()
+				cancelRequest()
 				if readErr != nil || response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-					failures.Add(1)
+					if time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+						failures.Add(1)
+					}
 					continue
 				}
 				requests.Add(1)