diff --git a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
index 07d6c8c7675..fbb93f61166 100644
--- a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
+++ b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (gcs *ClientConfig) ToClientConn(
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return grpc.NewClient(gcs.sanitizedEndpoint(), grpcOpts...)
+	return grpc.DialContext(ctx, gcs.sanitizedEndpoint(), grpcOpts...)
 }
 
 func (gcs *ClientConfig) getGrpcDialOptions(