diff --git a/auth/auth.go b/auth/auth.go
index e34051fa..d18b0e38 100644
--- a/auth/auth.go
+++ b/auth/auth.go
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ type Token struct {
 const (
 	// DefaultNamespace used for auth
 	DefaultNamespace = "go.micro"
-	// NamespaceKey is the key used when storing the namespace in metadata
-	NamespaceKey = "Micro-Namespace"
 	// MetadataKey is the key used when storing the account in metadata
 	MetadataKey = "auth-account"
 	// TokenCookieName is the name of the cookie which stores the auth token
diff --git a/auth/options.go b/auth/options.go
index d3c0f4ea..3cd1bc69 100644
--- a/auth/options.go
+++ b/auth/options.go
@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/store"
 )
 
+func NewOptions(opts ...Option) Options {
+	var options Options
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&options)
+	}
+
+	if len(options.Namespace) == 0 {
+		options.Namespace = DefaultNamespace
+	}
+
+	return options
+}
+
 type Options struct {
 	// Namespace the service belongs to
 	Namespace string
diff --git a/auth/service/service.go b/auth/service/service.go
index cb1740c7..73e3f80a 100644
--- a/auth/service/service.go
+++ b/auth/service/service.go
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 // NewAuth returns a new instance of the Auth service
 func NewAuth(opts ...auth.Option) auth.Auth {
-	svc := new(svc)
-	svc.Init(opts...)
-	return svc
+	return &svc{options: auth.NewOptions(opts...)}
 }
 
 // svc is the service implementation of the Auth interface
@@ -55,8 +53,9 @@ func (s *svc) Init(opts ...auth.Option) {
 	}
 
 	// load rules periodically from the auth service
-	ruleTimer := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 30)
 	go func() {
+		ruleTimer := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 30)
+
 		// load rules immediately on startup
 		s.loadRules()
 
@@ -74,10 +73,11 @@ func (s *svc) Init(opts ...auth.Option) {
 	// we have client credentials and must load a new token
 	// periodically
 	if len(s.options.ID) > 0 || len(s.options.Secret) > 0 {
-		tokenTimer := time.NewTicker(time.Minute)
+		// get a token immediately
+		s.refreshToken()
 
 		go func() {
-			s.refreshToken()
+			tokenTimer := time.NewTicker(time.Minute)
 
 			for {
 				<-tokenTimer.C
@@ -180,11 +180,15 @@ func (s *svc) Verify(acc *auth.Account, res *auth.Resource) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// set a default account id to log
+	// set a default account id / namespace to log
 	logID := acc.ID
 	if len(logID) == 0 {
 		logID = "[no account]"
 	}
+	logNamespace := acc.Namespace
+	if len(logNamespace) == 0 {
+		logNamespace = "[no namespace]"
+	}
 
 	for _, q := range queries {
 		for _, rule := range s.listRules(q...) {
@@ -192,17 +196,17 @@ func (s *svc) Verify(acc *auth.Account, res *auth.Resource) error {
 			case pb.Access_UNKNOWN:
 				continue // rule did not specify access, check the next rule
 			case pb.Access_GRANTED:
-				log.Infof("%v:%v granted access to %v:%v:%v:%v by rule %v", acc.Namespace, logID, res.Namespace, res.Type, res.Name, res.Endpoint, rule.Id)
+				log.Tracef("%v:%v granted access to %v:%v:%v:%v by rule %v", logNamespace, logID, res.Namespace, res.Type, res.Name, res.Endpoint, rule.Id)
 				return nil // rule grants the account access to the resource
 			case pb.Access_DENIED:
-				log.Infof("%v:%v denied access to %v:%v:%v:%v by rule %v", acc.Namespace, logID, res.Namespace, res.Type, res.Name, res.Endpoint, rule.Id)
+				log.Tracef("%v:%v denied access to %v:%v:%v:%v by rule %v", logNamespace, logID, res.Namespace, res.Type, res.Name, res.Endpoint, rule.Id)
 				return auth.ErrForbidden // rule denies access to the resource
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	// no rules were found for the resource, default to denying access
-	log.Infof("%v:%v denied access to %v:%v:%v:%v by lack of rule (%v rules found for namespace)", acc.Namespace, logID, res.Namespace, res.Type, res.Name, res.Endpoint, len(s.listRules(res.Namespace)))
+	log.Tracef("%v:%v denied access to %v:%v:%v:%v by lack of rule (%v rules found for namespace)", logNamespace, logID, res.Namespace, res.Type, res.Name, res.Endpoint, len(s.listRules(res.Namespace)))
 	return auth.ErrForbidden
 }
 
diff --git a/registry/cache/cache.go b/registry/cache/cache.go
index 7714f980..2799f2d4 100644
--- a/registry/cache/cache.go
+++ b/registry/cache/cache.go
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ func (c *cache) watch(w registry.Watcher) error {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *cache) GetService(service string) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
+func (c *cache) GetService(service string, opts ...registry.GetOption) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
 	// get the service
 	services, err := c.get(service)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/registry/etcd/etcd.go b/registry/etcd/etcd.go
index 8b7a65e1..8cbda8cf 100644
--- a/registry/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/registry/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (e *etcdRegistry) registerNode(s *registry.Service, node *registry.Node, op
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (e *etcdRegistry) Deregister(s *registry.Service) error {
+func (e *etcdRegistry) Deregister(s *registry.Service, opts ...registry.DeregisterOption) error {
 	if len(s.Nodes) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("Require at least one node")
 	}
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func (e *etcdRegistry) Register(s *registry.Service, opts ...registry.RegisterOp
 	return gerr
 }
 
-func (e *etcdRegistry) GetService(name string) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
+func (e *etcdRegistry) GetService(name string, opts ...registry.GetOption) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), e.options.Timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func (e *etcdRegistry) GetService(name string) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
 	return services, nil
 }
 
-func (e *etcdRegistry) ListServices() ([]*registry.Service, error) {
+func (e *etcdRegistry) ListServices(opts ...registry.ListOption) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
 	versions := make(map[string]*registry.Service)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), e.options.Timeout)
diff --git a/registry/mdns_registry.go b/registry/mdns_registry.go
index 18758878..fde00f37 100644
--- a/registry/mdns_registry.go
+++ b/registry/mdns_registry.go
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func (m *mdnsRegistry) Register(service *Service, opts ...RegisterOption) error
 	return gerr
 }
 
-func (m *mdnsRegistry) Deregister(service *Service) error {
+func (m *mdnsRegistry) Deregister(service *Service, opts ...DeregisterOption) error {
 	m.Lock()
 	defer m.Unlock()
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func (m *mdnsRegistry) Deregister(service *Service) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *mdnsRegistry) GetService(service string) ([]*Service, error) {
+func (m *mdnsRegistry) GetService(service string, opts ...GetOption) ([]*Service, error) {
 	serviceMap := make(map[string]*Service)
 	entries := make(chan *mdns.ServiceEntry, 10)
 	done := make(chan bool)
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ func (m *mdnsRegistry) GetService(service string) ([]*Service, error) {
 	return services, nil
 }
 
-func (m *mdnsRegistry) ListServices() ([]*Service, error) {
+func (m *mdnsRegistry) ListServices(opts ...ListOption) ([]*Service, error) {
 	serviceMap := make(map[string]bool)
 	entries := make(chan *mdns.ServiceEntry, 10)
 	done := make(chan bool)
diff --git a/registry/memory/memory.go b/registry/memory/memory.go
index cde49b96..44f22439 100644
--- a/registry/memory/memory.go
+++ b/registry/memory/memory.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (m *Registry) Register(s *registry.Service, opts ...registry.RegisterOption
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *Registry) Deregister(s *registry.Service) error {
+func (m *Registry) Deregister(s *registry.Service, opts ...registry.DeregisterOption) error {
 	m.Lock()
 	defer m.Unlock()
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (m *Registry) Deregister(s *registry.Service) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *Registry) GetService(name string) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
+func (m *Registry) GetService(name string, opts ...registry.GetOption) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
 	m.RLock()
 	defer m.RUnlock()
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (m *Registry) GetService(name string) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
 	return services, nil
 }
 
-func (m *Registry) ListServices() ([]*registry.Service, error) {
+func (m *Registry) ListServices(opts ...registry.ListOption) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
 	m.RLock()
 	defer m.RUnlock()
 
diff --git a/registry/options.go b/registry/options.go
index d3a54856..03fd5eb4 100644
--- a/registry/options.go
+++ b/registry/options.go
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ type WatchOptions struct {
 	Context context.Context
 }
 
+type DeregisterOptions struct {
+	Context context.Context
+}
+
+type GetOptions struct {
+	Context context.Context
+}
+
+type ListOptions struct {
+	Context context.Context
+}
+
 // Addrs is the registry addresses to use
 func Addrs(addrs ...string) Option {
 	return func(o *Options) {
@@ -65,9 +77,39 @@ func RegisterTTL(t time.Duration) RegisterOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func RegisterContext(ctx context.Context) RegisterOption {
+	return func(o *RegisterOptions) {
+		o.Context = ctx
+	}
+}
+
 // Watch a service
 func WatchService(name string) WatchOption {
 	return func(o *WatchOptions) {
 		o.Service = name
 	}
 }
+
+func WatchContext(ctx context.Context) WatchOption {
+	return func(o *WatchOptions) {
+		o.Context = ctx
+	}
+}
+
+func DeregisterContext(ctx context.Context) DeregisterOption {
+	return func(o *DeregisterOptions) {
+		o.Context = ctx
+	}
+}
+
+func GetContext(ctx context.Context) GetOption {
+	return func(o *GetOptions) {
+		o.Context = ctx
+	}
+}
+
+func ListContext(ctx context.Context) ListOption {
+	return func(o *ListOptions) {
+		o.Context = ctx
+	}
+}
diff --git a/registry/registry.go b/registry/registry.go
index 291a1988..dce9b431 100644
--- a/registry/registry.go
+++ b/registry/registry.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ type Registry interface {
 	Init(...Option) error
 	Options() Options
 	Register(*Service, ...RegisterOption) error
-	Deregister(*Service) error
-	GetService(string) ([]*Service, error)
-	ListServices() ([]*Service, error)
+	Deregister(*Service, ...DeregisterOption) error
+	GetService(string, ...GetOption) ([]*Service, error)
+	ListServices(...ListOption) ([]*Service, error)
 	Watch(...WatchOption) (Watcher, error)
 	String() string
 }
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ type RegisterOption func(*RegisterOptions)
 
 type WatchOption func(*WatchOptions)
 
+type DeregisterOption func(*DeregisterOptions)
+
+type GetOption func(*GetOptions)
+
+type ListOption func(*ListOptions)
+
 // Register a service node. Additionally supply options such as TTL.
 func Register(s *Service, opts ...RegisterOption) error {
 	return DefaultRegistry.Register(s, opts...)
diff --git a/registry/service/service.go b/registry/service/service.go
index e266347f..acf42d3a 100644
--- a/registry/service/service.go
+++ b/registry/service/service.go
@@ -58,13 +58,16 @@ func (s *serviceRegistry) Register(srv *registry.Service, opts ...registry.Regis
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(&options)
 	}
+	if options.Context == nil {
+		options.Context = context.TODO()
+	}
 
 	// encode srv into protobuf and pack Register TTL into it
 	pbSrv := ToProto(srv)
 	pbSrv.Options.Ttl = int64(options.TTL.Seconds())
 
 	// register the service
-	_, err := s.client.Register(context.TODO(), pbSrv, s.callOpts()...)
+	_, err := s.client.Register(options.Context, pbSrv, s.callOpts()...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -72,17 +75,33 @@ func (s *serviceRegistry) Register(srv *registry.Service, opts ...registry.Regis
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *serviceRegistry) Deregister(srv *registry.Service) error {
+func (s *serviceRegistry) Deregister(srv *registry.Service, opts ...registry.DeregisterOption) error {
+	var options registry.DeregisterOptions
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&options)
+	}
+	if options.Context == nil {
+		options.Context = context.TODO()
+	}
+
 	// deregister the service
-	_, err := s.client.Deregister(context.TODO(), ToProto(srv), s.callOpts()...)
+	_, err := s.client.Deregister(options.Context, ToProto(srv), s.callOpts()...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *serviceRegistry) GetService(name string) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
-	rsp, err := s.client.GetService(context.TODO(), &pb.GetRequest{
+func (s *serviceRegistry) GetService(name string, opts ...registry.GetOption) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
+	var options registry.GetOptions
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&options)
+	}
+	if options.Context == nil {
+		options.Context = context.TODO()
+	}
+
+	rsp, err := s.client.GetService(options.Context, &pb.GetRequest{
 		Service: name,
 	}, s.callOpts()...)
 
@@ -97,8 +116,16 @@ func (s *serviceRegistry) GetService(name string) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
 	return services, nil
 }
 
-func (s *serviceRegistry) ListServices() ([]*registry.Service, error) {
-	rsp, err := s.client.ListServices(context.TODO(), &pb.ListRequest{}, s.callOpts()...)
+func (s *serviceRegistry) ListServices(opts ...registry.ListOption) ([]*registry.Service, error) {
+	var options registry.ListOptions
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&options)
+	}
+	if options.Context == nil {
+		options.Context = context.TODO()
+	}
+
+	rsp, err := s.client.ListServices(options.Context, &pb.ListRequest{}, s.callOpts()...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -116,8 +143,11 @@ func (s *serviceRegistry) Watch(opts ...registry.WatchOption) (registry.Watcher,
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(&options)
 	}
+	if options.Context == nil {
+		options.Context = context.TODO()
+	}
 
-	stream, err := s.client.Watch(context.TODO(), &pb.WatchRequest{
+	stream, err := s.client.Watch(options.Context, &pb.WatchRequest{
 		Service: options.Service,
 	}, s.callOpts()...)
 
diff --git a/util/wrapper/wrapper.go b/util/wrapper/wrapper.go
index 13ae5531..e5ce4bb1 100644
--- a/util/wrapper/wrapper.go
+++ b/util/wrapper/wrapper.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func AuthHandler(fn func() auth.Auth) server.HandlerWrapper {
 			// Inspect the token and get the account
 			account, err := a.Inspect(token)
 			if err != nil {
-				account = &auth.Account{}
+				account = &auth.Account{Namespace: a.Options().Namespace}
 			}
 
 			// construct the resource