diff --git a/internal/util/grpcclient/client.go b/internal/util/grpcclient/client.go
index 8890c7fb98..f2e9229992 100644
--- a/internal/util/grpcclient/client.go
+++ b/internal/util/grpcclient/client.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (c *ClientBase) connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 	retryPolicy := `{
 		"methodConfig": [{
 		  "name": [{}],
-		  "waitForReady": true,
+		  "waitForReady": false,
 		  "retryPolicy": {
 			  "MaxAttempts": 4,
 			  "InitialBackoff": ".1s",