diff --git a/pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine.go b/pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine.go
index 24070ec53..f524dd76c 100644
--- a/pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine.go
@@ -355,9 +355,10 @@ func (c *controller) triggerCreationFlow(ctx context.Context, createMachineReque
 				// If node label is not present
 				klog.V(2).Infof("Creating a VM for machine %q, please wait!", machine.Name)
 				klog.V(2).Infof("The machine creation is triggered with timeout of %s", c.getEffectiveCreationTimeout(createMachineRequest.Machine).Duration)
-				createMCCtx, cancelFunc := c.getCreationContext(ctx, machine)
+				createMachineCtx, cancelFunc := c.getCreationContext(ctx, machine)
 				defer cancelFunc()
-				createMachineResponse, err := c.driver.CreateMachine(createMCCtx, createMachineRequest)
+				//TODO Adapt all mcm-providers driver method implementations to use the passed context
+				createMachineResponse, err := c.driver.CreateMachine(createMachineCtx, createMachineRequest)
 				if err != nil {
 					// Create call returned an error.
 					klog.Errorf("Error while creating machine %s: %s", machine.Name, err.Error())
diff --git a/pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine_util.go b/pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine_util.go
index c05edc3d6..ee02d06de 100644
--- a/pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine_util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine_util.go
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ func (c *controller) machineCreateErrorHandler(ctx context.Context, machine *v1a
 	return retryRequired, statusUpdErr
 }
 
-// adjustCreateRetryRequired adjusts the retry period  if needed so that we don't have a case where the machine is reconciled after machineCreationTimeout
-// if the retry period is too large so that, it is adjusted so that it causes a reconcile at the machineCreationTimeout
+// adjustCreateRetryRequired adjusts the retry period if needed so that we don't have a case where the machine is reconciled long (<=ShortRetry) after machineCreationTimeout
+// if the retry period is too large, it is adjusted to cause a reconcile at the machineCreationTimeout
 // if the machineCreationTimeout has already passed, return `ShortRetry` so that the machine is immediately reconciled
 func (c *controller) adjustCreateRetryRequired(machine *v1alpha1.Machine, retryRequired machineutils.RetryPeriod) machineutils.RetryPeriod {
 	adjustedRetry := retryRequired
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func (c *controller) adjustCreateRetryRequired(machine *v1alpha1.Machine, retryR
 	if time.Now().After(machineCreationDeadline) {
 		adjustedRetry = machineutils.ShortRetry
 	} else if time.Now().Add(time.Duration(retryRequired)).After(machineCreationDeadline) {
-		// Machine will reconcile after create deadline. Adapt RetryPeriod to reconcile machine at deadline
+		// Machine will reconcile after create deadline, so adapt RetryPeriod to reconcile machine at deadline
 		adjustedRetry = machineutils.RetryPeriod(machineCreationDeadline.Sub(time.Now()))
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine_util_test.go b/pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine_util_test.go
index 1ab4ddf2d..dcee66e39 100644
--- a/pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine_util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine_util_test.go
@@ -2726,7 +2726,7 @@ var _ = Describe("machine_util", func() {
 		)
 	})
 
-	Describe("#Adjust Machine Create Retry Timeout", func() {
+	Describe("#Adjust Machine Create Retry Period if near Timeout", func() {
 		type setup struct {
 			machine         *machinev1.Machine
 			mcCreateTimeout metav1.Duration
@@ -2755,6 +2755,7 @@ var _ = Describe("machine_util", func() {
 				adjustedRetry := c.adjustCreateRetryRequired(data.setup.machine, machineutils.RetryPeriod(data.setup.createOpRetry))
 
 				if data.expect.retryAdjusted {
+					// Considering time.Now() = 0
 					Expect(adjustedRetry).Should(BeNumerically("<=", machineutils.RetryPeriod(c.getEffectiveCreationTimeout(data.setup.machine).Duration)))
 				} else {
 					Expect(adjustedRetry).To(Equal(data.setup.createOpRetry))
@@ -2775,7 +2776,7 @@ var _ = Describe("machine_util", func() {
 					retryAdjusted: false,
 				},
 			}),
-			Entry("Should adjust machine create retry period to machine create deadline if retry is set to occur after machine create deadline", &data{
+			Entry("Should adjust machine create retry period to retry at machine create deadline if retry is set to occur after machine create deadline", &data{
 				setup: setup{
 					createOpRetry:   machineutils.RetryPeriod(4 * time.Minute),
 					mcCreateTimeout: metav1.Duration{Duration: 3 * time.Minute},