diff --git a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
index e64b87142ca..4837482a1f3 100644
--- a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
+++ b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func (gcs *ClientConfig) ToClientConn(ctx context.Context, host component.Host,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	opts = append(opts, extraOpts...)
-	return grpc.NewClient(gcs.sanitizedEndpoint(), opts...)
+	return grpc.DialContext(ctx, gcs.sanitizedEndpoint(), opts...)
 }
 
 func (gcs *ClientConfig) toDialOptions(ctx context.Context, host component.Host, settings component.TelemetrySettings) ([]grpc.DialOption, error) {