diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/cri.go b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/cri.go
index cfe802b361..a6c0f47cdb 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/cri.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/cri.go
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ func getConnection(endPoint string) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), defaultTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-	conn, err = grpc.DialContext(ctx, addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithBlock(), grpc.WithContextDialer(dialer))
+	conn, err = grpc.NewClient(addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithContextDialer(dialer))
 	if err != nil {
 		errMsg := errors.Wrapf(err, "connect endpoint '%s', make sure you are running as root and the endpoint has been started", endPoint)
 		return nil, errMsg