diff --git a/weaviate/connect/base.py b/weaviate/connect/base.py
index ad2e87ebd..37f81c644 100644
--- a/weaviate/connect/base.py
+++ b/weaviate/connect/base.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ def _grpc_channel(self, proxies: Dict[str, str], grpc_msg_size: Optional[int]) -
         opts = [
             ("grpc.max_send_message_length", grpc_msg_size),
             ("grpc.max_receive_message_length", grpc_msg_size),
+            ("grpc.default_authority", self.grpc.host),
         ]
 
         if (p := proxies.get("grpc")) is not None: