diff --git a/rpc/client/connect.go b/rpc/client/connect.go
index 489256b3..72778470 100644
--- a/rpc/client/connect.go
+++ b/rpc/client/connect.go
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ func (c *Client) openGRPCConn(ctx context.Context, extraDialOpts ...grpcstd.Dial
 	if extraDialOpts != nil {
 		extraDialOpts = append([]grpcstd.DialOption{
 			grpcstd.WithTransportCredentials(creds),
-			grpcstd.WithBlock(),
+			grpcstd.WithReturnConnectionError(),
 		}, extraDialOpts...)
 	} else {
 		extraDialOpts = []grpcstd.DialOption{
 			grpcstd.WithTransportCredentials(creds),
-			grpcstd.WithBlock(),
+			grpcstd.WithReturnConnectionError(),
 		}
 	}