diff --git a/graphql/context.go b/graphql/context.go
index adfe91e41ec..9c39d909e3a 100644
--- a/graphql/context.go
+++ b/graphql/context.go
@@ -21,6 +21,28 @@ type RequestContext struct {
 	RequestMiddleware  RequestMiddleware
 }
 
+func DefaultResolverMiddleware(ctx context.Context, next Resolver) (res interface{}, err error) {
+	return next(ctx)
+}
+
+func DefaultRequestMiddleware(ctx context.Context, next func(ctx context.Context) []byte) []byte {
+	return next(ctx)
+}
+
+func NewRequestContext(doc *query.Document, query string, variables map[string]interface{}) *RequestContext {
+	return &RequestContext{
+		Doc:                doc,
+		RawQuery:           query,
+		Variables:          variables,
+		ResolverMiddleware: DefaultResolverMiddleware,
+		RequestMiddleware:  DefaultRequestMiddleware,
+		Recover:            DefaultRecover,
+		ErrorBuilder: ErrorBuilder{
+			ErrorPresenter: DefaultErrorPresenter,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 type key string
 
 const (
diff --git a/graphql/recovery.go b/graphql/recovery.go
index ef5c45c9911..3aa032dc5aa 100644
--- a/graphql/recovery.go
+++ b/graphql/recovery.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 type RecoverFunc func(ctx context.Context, err interface{}) (userMessage error)
 
-func DefaultRecoverFunc(ctx context.Context, err interface{}) error {
+func DefaultRecover(ctx context.Context, err interface{}) error {
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr)
 	debug.PrintStack()
diff --git a/handler/graphql.go b/handler/graphql.go
index ab794632020..98e1b90ecf4 100644
--- a/handler/graphql.go
+++ b/handler/graphql.go
@@ -28,6 +28,27 @@ type Config struct {
 	requestHook    graphql.RequestMiddleware
 }
 
+func (c *Config) newRequestContext(doc *query.Document, query string, variables map[string]interface{}) *graphql.RequestContext {
+	reqCtx := graphql.NewRequestContext(doc, query, variables)
+	if hook := c.recover; hook != nil {
+		reqCtx.Recover = hook
+	}
+
+	if hook := c.errorPresenter; hook != nil {
+		reqCtx.ErrorPresenter = hook
+	}
+
+	if hook := c.resolverHook; hook != nil {
+		reqCtx.ResolverMiddleware = hook
+	}
+
+	if hook := c.requestHook; hook != nil {
+		reqCtx.RequestMiddleware = hook
+	}
+
+	return reqCtx
+}
+
 type Option func(cfg *Config)
 
 func WebsocketUpgrader(upgrader websocket.Upgrader) Option {
@@ -91,8 +112,6 @@ func RequestMiddleware(middleware graphql.RequestMiddleware) Option {
 
 func GraphQL(exec graphql.ExecutableSchema, options ...Option) http.HandlerFunc {
 	cfg := Config{
-		recover:        graphql.DefaultRecoverFunc,
-		errorPresenter: graphql.DefaultErrorPresenter,
 		upgrader: websocket.Upgrader{
 			ReadBufferSize:  1024,
 			WriteBufferSize: 1024,
@@ -103,18 +122,6 @@ func GraphQL(exec graphql.ExecutableSchema, options ...Option) http.HandlerFunc
 		option(&cfg)
 	}
 
-	if cfg.resolverHook == nil {
-		cfg.resolverHook = func(ctx context.Context, next graphql.Resolver) (res interface{}, err error) {
-			return next(ctx)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if cfg.requestHook == nil {
-		cfg.requestHook = func(ctx context.Context, next func(ctx context.Context) []byte) []byte {
-			return next(ctx)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if r.Method == http.MethodOptions {
 			w.Header().Set("Allow", "OPTIONS, GET, POST")
@@ -168,17 +175,7 @@ func GraphQL(exec graphql.ExecutableSchema, options ...Option) http.HandlerFunc
 			return
 		}
 
-		ctx := graphql.WithRequestContext(r.Context(), &graphql.RequestContext{
-			Doc:                doc,
-			RawQuery:           reqParams.Query,
-			Variables:          reqParams.Variables,
-			Recover:            cfg.recover,
-			ResolverMiddleware: cfg.resolverHook,
-			RequestMiddleware:  cfg.requestHook,
-			ErrorBuilder: graphql.ErrorBuilder{
-				ErrorPresenter: cfg.errorPresenter,
-			},
-		})
+		ctx := graphql.WithRequestContext(r.Context(), cfg.newRequestContext(doc, reqParams.Query, reqParams.Variables))
 
 		defer func() {
 			if err := recover(); err != nil {
diff --git a/handler/websocket.go b/handler/websocket.go
index 2b89d256ed2..7430619d87e 100644
--- a/handler/websocket.go
+++ b/handler/websocket.go
@@ -154,17 +154,7 @@ func (c *wsConnection) subscribe(message *operationMessage) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	ctx := graphql.WithRequestContext(c.ctx, &graphql.RequestContext{
-		Doc:                doc,
-		Variables:          reqParams.Variables,
-		RawQuery:           reqParams.Query,
-		Recover:            c.cfg.recover,
-		ResolverMiddleware: c.cfg.resolverHook,
-		RequestMiddleware:  c.cfg.requestHook,
-		ErrorBuilder: graphql.ErrorBuilder{
-			ErrorPresenter: c.cfg.errorPresenter,
-		},
-	})
+	ctx := graphql.WithRequestContext(c.ctx, c.cfg.newRequestContext(doc, reqParams.Query, reqParams.Variables))
 
 	if op.Type != query.Subscription {
 		var result *graphql.Response