diff --git a/internal/grpc/services/gateway/appprovider.go b/internal/grpc/services/gateway/appprovider.go
index be55590f75..af56ae88ea 100644
--- a/internal/grpc/services/gateway/appprovider.go
+++ b/internal/grpc/services/gateway/appprovider.go
@@ -325,12 +325,12 @@ func getGRPCConfig(opaque *typespb.Opaque) (bool, bool) {
 
 func getConn(host string, ins, skipverify bool) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 	if ins {
-		return grpc.Dial(host, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
+		return grpc.NewClient(host, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
 	}
 
 	// TODO(labkode): if in the future we want client-side certificate validation,
 	// we need to load the client cert here
 	tlsconf := &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: skipverify}
 	creds := credentials.NewTLS(tlsconf)
-	return grpc.Dial(host, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(creds))
+	return grpc.NewClient(host, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(creds))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sdk/session.go b/pkg/sdk/session.go
index cfd0b5a8a0..a41c3fa47b 100644
--- a/pkg/sdk/session.go
+++ b/pkg/sdk/session.go
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ func (session *Session) Initiate(host string, insecure bool) error {
 
 func (session *Session) getConnection(host string, ins bool) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 	if ins {
-		return grpc.Dial(host, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
+		return grpc.NewClient(host, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
 	}
 
 	tlsconf := &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: false}
 	creds := credentials.NewTLS(tlsconf)
-	return grpc.Dial(host, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(creds))
+	return grpc.NewClient(host, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(creds))
 }
 
 // GetLoginMethods returns a list of all available login methods supported by the Reva instance.