diff --git a/server/router/api/v1/v1.go b/server/router/api/v1/v1.go
index b1c0e9761..826e17083 100644
--- a/server/router/api/v1/v1.go
+++ b/server/router/api/v1/v1.go
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ func NewAPIV1Service(secret string, profile *profile.Profile, store *store.Store
 
 // RegisterGateway registers the gRPC-Gateway with the given Echo instance.
 func (s *APIV1Service) RegisterGateway(ctx context.Context, echoServer *echo.Echo) error {
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(
-		ctx,
+	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", s.Profile.Addr, s.Profile.Port),
 		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
 		grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(grpc.MaxCallRecvMsgSize(100*1024*1024)),