diff --git a/authenticate/state.go b/authenticate/state.go
index d88f0ebe6..026fbc361 100644
--- a/authenticate/state.go
+++ b/authenticate/state.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/grpc/directory"
 )
 
+var outboundGRPCConnection = new(grpc.CachedOutboundGRPClientConn)
+
 type authenticateState struct {
 	redirectURL *url.URL
 	// sharedEncoder is the encoder to use to serialize data to be consumed
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ func newAuthenticateStateFromConfig(cfg *config.Config) (*authenticateState, err
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	dataBrokerConn, err := grpc.GetOutboundGRPCClientConn(context.Background(), &grpc.OutboundOptions{
+	dataBrokerConn, err := outboundGRPCConnection.Get(context.Background(), &grpc.OutboundOptions{
 		OutboundPort:   cfg.OutboundPort,
 		InstallationID: cfg.Options.InstallationID,
 		ServiceName:    cfg.Options.Services,
diff --git a/authorize/state.go b/authorize/state.go
index 17de135e6..459b6fdc0 100644
--- a/authorize/state.go
+++ b/authorize/state.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/protoutil"
 )
 
+var outboundGRPCConnection = new(grpc.CachedOutboundGRPClientConn)
+
 type authorizeState struct {
 	sharedKey        []byte
 	evaluator        *evaluator.Evaluator
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ func newAuthorizeStateFromConfig(cfg *config.Config, store *evaluator.Store) (*a
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	cc, err := grpc.GetOutboundGRPCClientConn(context.Background(), &grpc.OutboundOptions{
+	cc, err := outboundGRPCConnection.Get(context.Background(), &grpc.OutboundOptions{
 		OutboundPort:   cfg.OutboundPort,
 		InstallationID: cfg.Options.InstallationID,
 		ServiceName:    cfg.Options.Services,
diff --git a/internal/cmd/pomerium/pomerium.go b/internal/cmd/pomerium/pomerium.go
index 630e8f0b2..5f6fb2bbb 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/pomerium/pomerium.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/pomerium/pomerium.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func setupDataBroker(ctx context.Context, src config.Source, controlPlane *contr
 }
 
 func setupRegistryReporter(ctx context.Context, src config.Source) error {
-	reporter := new(registry.Reporter)
+	reporter := registry.NewReporter()
 	src.OnConfigChange(ctx, reporter.OnConfigChange)
 	reporter.OnConfigChange(ctx, src.GetConfig())
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/controlplane/events.go b/internal/controlplane/events.go
index e33141e9b..387230a39 100644
--- a/internal/controlplane/events.go
+++ b/internal/controlplane/events.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 
 const maxEnvoyConfigurationEvents = 50
 
+var outboundGRPCConnection = new(grpc.CachedOutboundGRPClientConn)
+
 func (srv *Server) handleEnvoyConfigurationEvent(evt *events.EnvoyConfigurationEvent) {
 	select {
 	case srv.envoyConfigurationEvents <- evt:
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ func (srv *Server) getDataBrokerClient(ctx context.Context) (databrokerpb.DataBr
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	cc, err := grpc.GetOutboundGRPCClientConn(context.Background(), &grpc.OutboundOptions{
+	cc, err := outboundGRPCConnection.Get(context.Background(), &grpc.OutboundOptions{
 		OutboundPort:   cfg.OutboundPort,
 		InstallationID: cfg.Options.InstallationID,
 		ServiceName:    cfg.Options.Services,
diff --git a/internal/databroker/config_source.go b/internal/databroker/config_source.go
index e96cb1cae..8fc910852 100644
--- a/internal/databroker/config_source.go
+++ b/internal/databroker/config_source.go
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ import (
 // ConfigSource provides a new Config source that decorates an underlying config with
 // configuration derived from the data broker.
 type ConfigSource struct {
-	mu               sync.RWMutex
-	computedConfig   *config.Config
-	underlyingConfig *config.Config
-	dbConfigs        map[string]dbConfig
-	updaterHash      uint64
-	cancel           func()
+	mu                     sync.RWMutex
+	outboundGRPCConnection *grpc.CachedOutboundGRPClientConn
+	computedConfig         *config.Config
+	underlyingConfig       *config.Config
+	dbConfigs              map[string]dbConfig
+	updaterHash            uint64
+	cancel                 func()
 
 	config.ChangeDispatcher
 }
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ type dbConfig struct {
 // NewConfigSource creates a new ConfigSource.
 func NewConfigSource(ctx context.Context, underlying config.Source, listeners ...config.ChangeListener) *ConfigSource {
 	src := &ConfigSource{
-		dbConfigs: map[string]dbConfig{},
+		dbConfigs:              map[string]dbConfig{},
+		outboundGRPCConnection: new(grpc.CachedOutboundGRPClientConn),
 	}
 	for _, li := range listeners {
 		src.OnConfigChange(ctx, li)
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ func (src *ConfigSource) runUpdater(cfg *config.Config) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	ctx, src.cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
 
-	cc, err := grpc.GetOutboundGRPCClientConn(ctx, connectionOptions)
+	cc, err := src.outboundGRPCConnection.Get(ctx, connectionOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(ctx).Err(err).Msg("databroker: failed to create gRPC connection to data broker")
 		return
diff --git a/internal/registry/reporter.go b/internal/registry/reporter.go
index be699e0f5..3121f61b9 100644
--- a/internal/registry/reporter.go
+++ b/internal/registry/reporter.go
@@ -19,7 +19,15 @@ import (
 
 // Reporter periodically submits a list of services available on this instance to the service registry
 type Reporter struct {
-	cancel func()
+	cancel                 func()
+	outboundGRPCConnection *grpc.CachedOutboundGRPClientConn
+}
+
+// NewReporter creates a new Reporter.
+func NewReporter() *Reporter {
+	return &Reporter{
+		outboundGRPCConnection: new(grpc.CachedOutboundGRPClientConn),
+	}
 }
 
 // OnConfigChange applies configuration changes to the reporter
@@ -39,7 +47,7 @@ func (r *Reporter) OnConfigChange(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	registryConn, err := grpc.GetOutboundGRPCClientConn(ctx, &grpc.OutboundOptions{
+	registryConn, err := r.outboundGRPCConnection.Get(ctx, &grpc.OutboundOptions{
 		OutboundPort:   cfg.OutboundPort,
 		InstallationID: cfg.Options.InstallationID,
 		ServiceName:    cfg.Options.Services,
diff --git a/pkg/grpc/client.go b/pkg/grpc/client.go
index 26de6ffbf..f969b1f41 100644
--- a/pkg/grpc/client.go
+++ b/pkg/grpc/client.go
@@ -70,49 +70,6 @@ func grpcTimeoutInterceptor(timeout time.Duration) grpc.UnaryClientInterceptor {
 	}
 }
 
-type grpcClientConnRecord struct {
-	conn *grpc.ClientConn
-	opts *Options
-}
-
-var grpcClientConns = struct {
-	sync.Mutex
-	m map[string]grpcClientConnRecord
-}{
-	m: make(map[string]grpcClientConnRecord),
-}
-
-// GetGRPCClientConn returns a gRPC client connection for the given name. If a connection for that name has already been
-// established the existing connection will be returned. If any options change for that connection, the existing
-// connection will be closed and a new one established.
-func GetGRPCClientConn(ctx context.Context, name string, opts *Options) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
-	grpcClientConns.Lock()
-	defer grpcClientConns.Unlock()
-
-	current, ok := grpcClientConns.m[name]
-	if ok {
-		if cmp.Equal(current.opts, opts) {
-			return current.conn, nil
-		}
-
-		err := current.conn.Close()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(context.TODO()).Err(err).Msg("grpc: failed to close existing connection")
-		}
-	}
-
-	cc, err := NewGRPCClientConn(ctx, opts)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	grpcClientConns.m[name] = grpcClientConnRecord{
-		conn: cc,
-		opts: opts,
-	}
-	return cc, nil
-}
-
 // OutboundOptions are the options for the outbound gRPC client.
 type OutboundOptions struct {
 	// OutboundPort is the port for the outbound gRPC listener.
@@ -128,12 +85,42 @@ type OutboundOptions struct {
 	SignedJWTKey []byte
 }
 
-// GetOutboundGRPCClientConn gets the outbound gRPC client.
-func GetOutboundGRPCClientConn(ctx context.Context, opts *OutboundOptions) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
-	return GetGRPCClientConn(ctx, "outbound", &Options{
+// newOutboundGRPCClientConn gets a new outbound gRPC client.
+func newOutboundGRPCClientConn(ctx context.Context, opts *OutboundOptions) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+	return NewGRPCClientConn(ctx, &Options{
 		Address:        net.JoinHostPort("127.0.0.1", opts.OutboundPort),
 		InstallationID: opts.InstallationID,
 		ServiceName:    opts.ServiceName,
 		SignedJWTKey:   opts.SignedJWTKey,
 	})
 }
+
+// CachedOutboundGRPClientConn keeps a cached outbound gRPC client connection open based on options.
+type CachedOutboundGRPClientConn struct {
+	mu      sync.Mutex
+	opts    *OutboundOptions
+	current *grpc.ClientConn
+}
+
+// Get gets the cached outbound gRPC client, or creates a new one if the options have changed.
+func (cache *CachedOutboundGRPClientConn) Get(ctx context.Context, opts *OutboundOptions) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+	cache.mu.Lock()
+	defer cache.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if cache.current != nil && cmp.Equal(cache.opts, opts) {
+		return cache.current, nil
+	}
+
+	if cache.current != nil {
+		_ = cache.current.Close()
+		cache.current = nil
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	cache.current, err = newOutboundGRPCClientConn(ctx, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	cache.opts = opts
+	return cache.current, nil
+}