diff --git a/FORK.md b/FORK.md
index 0136ec61ac4..b6a4c57bdcd 100644
--- a/FORK.md
+++ b/FORK.md
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ git push --tags
 - In `config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go` we added the ability to add extra `ClientDialOptionHandler`. Also a unit test for this in `config/configgrpc/configgrpcclientdialoptionhandler_test.go`. Also commented out warning on servers starting `UnspecifiedHost` aka `0.0.0.0`.
 - In `config/configgrpc/configgrpc_test.go` we commented a unit test checking for a warning on servers starting `UnspecifiedHost` aka `0.0.0.0`.
 - In `config/confighttp/confighttp.go` we commented out warning on servers starting `UnspecifiedHost`.
-- In ` config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go` we commented a unit test checking for a warning on servers starting `UnspecifiedHost`.
+- In `config/confighttp/confighttp_test.go` we commented a unit test checking for a warning on servers starting `UnspecifiedHost`.
+- In `config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go` we reverted back to use `grpc.DialContext` method instead of `grpc.NewClient`
diff --git a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
index e9d3ffc39e4..2daad6c3de5 100644
--- a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
+++ b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (gcs *ClientConfig) ToClientConn(_ context.Context, host component.Host, se
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	opts = append(opts, extraOpts...)
-	return grpc.NewClient(gcs.sanitizedEndpoint(), opts...)
+	return grpc.DialContext(ctx, gcs.sanitizedEndpoint(), opts...)
 }
 
 func (gcs *ClientConfig) toDialOptions(host component.Host, settings component.TelemetrySettings) ([]grpc.DialOption, error) {