diff --git a/services/webdav/pkg/command/server.go b/services/webdav/pkg/command/server.go
index dcd4d99ce..9a2dcdb78 100644
--- a/services/webdav/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/services/webdav/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			err = ogrpc.Configure(ogrpc.GetClientOptions(cfg.GRPCClientTLS)...)
+			cfg.GrpcClient, err = ogrpc.NewClient(ogrpc.GetClientOptions(cfg.GRPCClientTLS)...)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/services/webdav/pkg/config/config.go b/services/webdav/pkg/config/config.go
index 3edbb56fe..7b2c88778 100644
--- a/services/webdav/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/services/webdav/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/shared"
+	"go-micro.dev/v4/client"
 )
 
 // Config combines all available configuration parts.
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Debug   Debug    `yaml:"debug"`
 
 	GRPCClientTLS *shared.GRPCClientTLS `yaml:"grpc_client_tls"`
+	GrpcClient    client.Client         `yaml:"-"`
 
 	HTTP HTTP `yaml:"http"`
 
diff --git a/services/webdav/pkg/service/v0/service.go b/services/webdav/pkg/service/v0/service.go
index f60b75a62..3d5f0d03b 100644
--- a/services/webdav/pkg/service/v0/service.go
+++ b/services/webdav/pkg/service/v0/service.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-chi/render"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/log"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/registry"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/service/grpc"
 	thumbnailsmsg "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/protogen/gen/ocis/messages/thumbnails/v0"
 	searchsvc "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/protogen/gen/ocis/services/search/v0"
 	thumbnailssvc "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/protogen/gen/ocis/services/thumbnails/v0"
@@ -77,8 +76,8 @@ func NewService(opts ...Option) (Service, error) {
 		config:           conf,
 		log:              options.Logger,
 		mux:              m,
-		searchClient:     searchsvc.NewSearchProviderService("com.owncloud.api.search", grpc.DefaultClient()),
-		thumbnailsClient: thumbnailssvc.NewThumbnailService("com.owncloud.api.thumbnails", grpc.DefaultClient()),
+		searchClient:     searchsvc.NewSearchProviderService("com.owncloud.api.search", conf.GrpcClient),
+		thumbnailsClient: thumbnailssvc.NewThumbnailService("com.owncloud.api.thumbnails", conf.GrpcClient),
 		gatewaySelector:  gatewaySelector,
 	}