diff --git a/test/e2e/annotations/grpc.go b/test/e2e/annotations/grpc.go
index b3be82c2a7..c7228cd0ec 100644
--- a/test/e2e/annotations/grpc.go
+++ b/test/e2e/annotations/grpc.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ var _ = framework.DescribeAnnotation("backend-protocol - GRPC", func() {
 			})
 
 		//nolint:goconst //string interpolation
-		conn, err := grpc.Dial(f.GetNginxIP()+":443",
+		conn, err := grpc.NewClient(f.GetNginxIP()+":443",
 			grpc.WithTransportCredentials(
 				credentials.NewTLS(&tls.Config{
 					ServerName:         echoHost,
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ var _ = framework.DescribeAnnotation("backend-protocol - GRPC", func() {
 				return strings.Contains(server, "grpc_pass grpc://upstream_balancer;")
 			})
 
-		conn, err := grpc.Dial(f.GetNginxIP()+":443",
+		conn, err := grpc.NewClient(f.GetNginxIP()+":443",
 			grpc.WithTransportCredentials(
 				credentials.NewTLS(&tls.Config{
 					ServerName:         echoHost,
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ var _ = framework.DescribeAnnotation("backend-protocol - GRPC", func() {
 				return strings.Contains(server, "grpc_pass grpcs://upstream_balancer;")
 			})
 
-		conn, err := grpc.Dial(f.GetNginxIP()+":443",
+		conn, err := grpc.NewClient(f.GetNginxIP()+":443",
 			grpc.WithTransportCredentials(
 				credentials.NewTLS(&tls.Config{
 					ServerName:         echoHost,