diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/2368.added.md b/doc/changelog.d/2368.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f532c65f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/2368.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Properly handling v0 and v1 initialization
diff --git a/src/ansys/geometry/core/_grpc/_version.py b/src/ansys/geometry/core/_grpc/_version.py
index 0d905f5e44..49d3dc9dcc 100644
--- a/src/ansys/geometry/core/_grpc/_version.py
+++ b/src/ansys/geometry/core/_grpc/_version.py
@@ -23,28 +23,34 @@
 
 from enum import Enum, unique
 
-from google.protobuf.empty_pb2 import Empty
 import grpc
 
 # ATTEMPT v0 IMPORT
 try:
-    import ansys.api.dbu.v0.admin_pb2_grpc as dbu_v0_admin_pb2_grpc
+    from ansys.api.dbu.v0.admin_pb2_grpc import AdminStub as V0HealthStub
+    from google.protobuf.empty_pb2 import Empty as V0HealthRequest
 except ImportError:
-    dbu_v0_admin_pb2_grpc = None
+    V0HealthStub = None
+    V0HealthRequest = None
+
 
 # ATTEMPT v1 IMPORT
 try:
-    import ansys.api.dbu.v1.admin_pb2_grpc as dbu_v1_admin_pb2_grpc
+    from ansys.api.discovery.v1.commands.communication_pb2 import HealthRequest as V1HealthRequest
+    from ansys.api.discovery.v1.commands.communication_pb2_grpc import (
+        CommunicationStub as V1HealthStub,
+    )
 except ImportError:
-    dbu_v1_admin_pb2_grpc = None
+    V1HealthStub = None
+    V1HealthRequest = None
 
 
 @unique
 class GeometryApiProtos(Enum):
     """Enumeration of the supported versions of the gRPC API protocol."""
 
-    V0 = 0, dbu_v0_admin_pb2_grpc
-    V1 = 1, dbu_v1_admin_pb2_grpc
+    V0 = 0, V0HealthStub, V0HealthRequest
+    V1 = 1, V1HealthStub, V1HealthRequest
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_latest_version() -> "GeometryApiProtos":
@@ -85,13 +91,14 @@ def verify_supported(self, channel: grpc.Channel) -> bool:
         -----
         This method checks if the server supports the gRPC API protocol version.
         """
-        pb2_grpc = self.value[1]
-        if pb2_grpc is None:
+        StubClass = self.value[1]  # noqa: N806
+        RequestClass = self.value[2]  # noqa: N806
+        if StubClass is None:
             return False
 
         try:
-            admin_stub = pb2_grpc.AdminStub(channel)
-            admin_stub.Health(Empty())
+            admin_stub = StubClass(channel)
+            admin_stub.Health(RequestClass())
             return True
         except grpc.RpcError:
             return False
@@ -126,9 +133,17 @@ def set_proto_version(
     # If no version specified... Attempt to use all of them, starting
     # with the latest version
     if version is None:
-        version = GeometryApiProtos.get_latest_version()
-        while not version.verify_supported(channel):
-            version = GeometryApiProtos.from_int_value(version.value[0] - 1)
+        # TODO: Once blitz is over, we will enable this...
+        # https://github.com/ansys/pyansys-geometry/issues/2366
+        #
+        # ---> REPLACE THIS BLOCK <---
+        # version = GeometryApiProtos.get_latest_version()
+        # while not version.verify_supported(channel):
+        #     version = GeometryApiProtos.from_int_value(version.value[0] - 1)
+        # ---> REPLACE THIS BLOCK <---
+        # ---> DELETE THIS BLOCK <---
+        version = GeometryApiProtos.V0
+        # ---> DELETE THIS BLOCK <---
 
     # Return the version
     return version
diff --git a/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/client.py b/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/client.py
index 40047242f9..aad71cf2c2 100644
--- a/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/client.py
+++ b/src/ansys/geometry/core/connection/client.py
@@ -176,8 +176,9 @@ class GrpcClient:
         Logging level to apply to the client.
     logging_file : str or Path, default: None
         File to output the log to, if requested.
-    proto_version: str or None, default: None
-        Version of the gRPC protocol to use. If ``None``, the latest version is used.
+    proto_version : str | None, default: None
+        Protocol version to use for communication with the server. If None, v0 is used.
+        Available versions are "v0", "v1", etc.
     """
 
     @check_input_types
diff --git a/src/ansys/geometry/core/modeler.py b/src/ansys/geometry/core/modeler.py
index c72bf352cb..2dd77a1436 100644
--- a/src/ansys/geometry/core/modeler.py
+++ b/src/ansys/geometry/core/modeler.py
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ class Modeler:
         Logging level to apply to the client.
     logging_file : str, Path, default: None
         File to output the log to, if requested.
+    proto_version : str | None, default: None
+        Protocol version to use for communication with the server. If None, v0 is used.
+        Available versions are "v0", "v1", etc.
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ def __init__(
         timeout: Real = 120,
         logging_level: int = logging.INFO,
         logging_file: Path | str | None = None,
+        proto_version: str | None = None,
     ):
         """Initialize the ``Modeler`` class."""
         from ansys.geometry.core.designer.geometry_commands import GeometryCommands
@@ -110,6 +114,7 @@ def __init__(
             timeout=timeout,
             logging_level=logging_level,
             logging_file=logging_file,
+            proto_version=proto_version,
         )
 
         # Single design for the Modeler