diff --git a/pkg/services/tree/sync.go b/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
index be22074a5..5bbc93978 100644
--- a/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (s *Service) synchronizeTree(ctx context.Context, cid cid.ID, from uint64,
 					return false
 				}
 
-				cc, err := s.dialCtx(egCtx, a)
+				cc, err := s.createConnection(a)
 				if err != nil {
 					s.log.Warn(logs.TreeFailedToConnectForTreeSynchronization, zap.Error(err), zap.String("address", addr))
 					return false
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ func (s *Service) synchronizeTree(ctx context.Context, cid cid.ID, from uint64,
 	return from
 }
 
-func (*Service) dialCtx(egCtx context.Context, a network.Address) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
-	return grpc.DialContext(egCtx, a.URIAddr(),
+func (*Service) createConnection(a network.Address) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+	return grpc.NewClient(a.URIAddr(),
 		grpc.WithChainUnaryInterceptor(
 			metrics.NewUnaryClientInterceptor(),
 			tracing_grpc.NewUnaryClientInteceptor(),