diff --git a/karbor/context.py b/karbor/context.py
index 9adc9002..e242f7a9 100644
--- a/karbor/context.py
+++ b/karbor/context.py
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ class RequestContext(context.RequestContext):
                                              user_domain=user_domain,
                                              project_domain=project_domain,
                                              is_admin=is_admin,
-                                             request_id=request_id)
+                                             request_id=request_id,
+                                             overwrite=overwrite)
         self.roles = roles or []
         self.project_name = project_name
         self.read_deleted = read_deleted