diff --git a/exporter/rabbitmqexporter/factory.go b/exporter/rabbitmqexporter/factory.go
index 6004ad0f2495..b87ced0fe0ec 100644
--- a/exporter/rabbitmqexporter/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/rabbitmqexporter/factory.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func newTLSFactory(config *Config) tlsFactory {
 	if config.Connection.TLSConfig != nil {
 		return config.Connection.TLSConfig.LoadTLSConfig
 	}
-	return func() (*tls.Config, error) {
+	return func(context.Context) (*tls.Config, error) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/exporter/rabbitmqexporter/rabbitmq_exporter.go b/exporter/rabbitmqexporter/rabbitmq_exporter.go
index c6f01297cdda..40d068e3f076 100644
--- a/exporter/rabbitmqexporter/rabbitmq_exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/rabbitmqexporter/rabbitmq_exporter.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type rabbitmqExporter struct {
 }
 
 type publisherFactory = func(publisher.DialConfig) (publisher.Publisher, error)
-type tlsFactory = func() (*tls.Config, error)
+type tlsFactory = func(context.Context) (*tls.Config, error)
 
 func newRabbitmqExporter(cfg *Config, set component.TelemetrySettings, publisherFactory publisherFactory, tlsFactory tlsFactory, routingKey string, connectionName string) *rabbitmqExporter {
 	exporter := &rabbitmqExporter{
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func newRabbitmqExporter(cfg *Config, set component.TelemetrySettings, publisher
 	return exporter
 }
 
-func (e *rabbitmqExporter) start(_ context.Context, host component.Host) error {
+func (e *rabbitmqExporter) start(ctx context.Context, host component.Host) error {
 	m, err := newMarshaler(e.config.EncodingExtensionID, host)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (e *rabbitmqExporter) start(_ context.Context, host component.Host) error {
 		PublishConfirmationTimeout: e.config.Connection.PublishConfirmationTimeout,
 	}
 
-	tlsConfig, err := e.tlsFactory()
+	tlsConfig, err := e.tlsFactory(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/exporter/rabbitmqexporter/rabbitmq_exporter_test.go b/exporter/rabbitmqexporter/rabbitmq_exporter_test.go
index 3f0f401d5154..7ede372ff1d2 100644
--- a/exporter/rabbitmqexporter/rabbitmq_exporter_test.go
+++ b/exporter/rabbitmqexporter/rabbitmq_exporter_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestStart_TLSError(t *testing.T) {
 	var pubFactory = func(publisher.DialConfig) (publisher.Publisher, error) {
 		return &pub, nil
 	}
-	tlsFactory := func() (*tls.Config, error) {
+	tlsFactory := func(context.Context) (*tls.Config, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("simulating tls config error")
 	}
 	exporter := newRabbitmqExporter(cfg, exportertest.NewNopCreateSettings().TelemetrySettings, pubFactory, tlsFactory, routingKey, connectionName)