diff --git a/pkg/services/tree/sync.go b/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
index 1a084a47f..8abdafaa7 100644
--- a/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/services/tree/sync.go
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func (s *Service) synchronizeTree(ctx context.Context, cid cid.ID, from uint64,
 					return false
 				}
 
-				cc, err := createConnection(a)
+				cc, err := createConnection(a, grpc.WithContextDialer(s.ds.GrpcContextDialer()))
 				if err != nil {
 					s.log.Warn(ctx, logs.TreeFailedToConnectForTreeSynchronization, zap.Error(err), zap.String("address", addr))
 					return false