diff --git a/plugin/storage/grpc/factory.go b/plugin/storage/grpc/factory.go
index 95c51f4490f..fa70fdf7cf1 100644
--- a/plugin/storage/grpc/factory.go
+++ b/plugin/storage/grpc/factory.go
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ type Factory struct {
 	configV1 Configuration
 	configV2 *ConfigV2
 
-	services   *ClientPluginServices
-	remoteConn *grpc.ClientConn
+	services    *ClientPluginServices
+	remoteConns []*grpc.ClientConn
 }
 
 // NewFactory creates a new Factory.
@@ -102,12 +102,8 @@ func (f *Factory) Initialize(metricsFactory metrics.Factory, logger *zap.Logger)
 			return noopmetric.NewMeterProvider()
 		},
 	}
-	newClientFn := func(opts ...grpc.DialOption) (conn *grpc.ClientConn, err error) {
-		clientOpts := make([]configgrpc.ToClientConnOption, 0)
-		for _, opt := range opts {
-			clientOpts = append(clientOpts, configgrpc.WithGrpcDialOption(opt))
-		}
-		return f.configV2.ToClientConnWithOptions(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost(), telset, clientOpts...)
+	newClientFn := func(telSettings component.TelemetrySettings, opts ...grpc.DialOption) (conn *grpc.ClientConn, err error) {
+		return f.configV2.ToClientConn(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost(), telSettings, opts...)
 	}
 
 	var err error
@@ -119,13 +115,11 @@ func (f *Factory) Initialize(metricsFactory metrics.Factory, logger *zap.Logger)
 	return nil
 }
 
-type newClientFn func(opts ...grpc.DialOption) (*grpc.ClientConn, error)
+type newClientFn func(telSettings component.TelemetrySettings, opts ...grpc.DialOption) (*grpc.ClientConn, error)
 
 func (f *Factory) newRemoteStorage(telset component.TelemetrySettings, newClient newClientFn) (*ClientPluginServices, error) {
 	c := f.configV2
-	opts := []grpc.DialOption{
-		grpc.WithStatsHandler(otelgrpc.NewClientHandler(otelgrpc.WithTracerProvider(telset.TracerProvider))),
-	}
+	opts := make([]grpc.DialOption, 0)
 	if c.Auth != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("authenticator is not supported")
 	}
@@ -136,12 +130,20 @@ func (f *Factory) newRemoteStorage(telset component.TelemetrySettings, newClient
 		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithStreamInterceptor(tenancy.NewClientStreamInterceptor(tenancyMgr)))
 	}
 
-	remoteConn, err := newClient(opts...)
+	noTraceConn, err := newClient(telset, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating remote storage client without tracing: %w", err)
+	}
+	f.remoteConns = append(f.remoteConns, noTraceConn)
+
+	opts = append(opts, grpc.WithStatsHandler(otelgrpc.NewClientHandler(otelgrpc.WithTracerProvider(telset.TracerProvider))))
+	traceConn, err := newClient(telset, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating remote storage client: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating remote storage client with tracing: %w", err)
 	}
-	f.remoteConn = remoteConn
-	grpcClient := shared.NewGRPCClient(remoteConn)
+	f.remoteConns = append(f.remoteConns, traceConn)
+
+	grpcClient := shared.NewGRPCClient(traceConn, noTraceConn)
 	return &ClientPluginServices{
 		PluginServices: shared.PluginServices{
 			Store:               grpcClient,
@@ -205,8 +207,8 @@ func (f *Factory) CreateArchiveSpanWriter() (spanstore.Writer, error) {
 // Close closes the resources held by the factory
 func (f *Factory) Close() error {
 	var errs []error
-	if f.remoteConn != nil {
-		errs = append(errs, f.remoteConn.Close())
+	for i := range f.remoteConns {
+		errs = append(errs, f.remoteConns[i].Close())
 	}
 	errs = append(errs, f.configV1.RemoteTLS.Close())
 	return errors.Join(errs...)
diff --git a/plugin/storage/grpc/factory_test.go b/plugin/storage/grpc/factory_test.go
index 0c03f6ab0bb..b3fb879d62b 100644
--- a/plugin/storage/grpc/factory_test.go
+++ b/plugin/storage/grpc/factory_test.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestNewFactoryError(t *testing.T) {
 		f, err := NewFactoryWithConfig(ConfigV2{}, metrics.NullFactory, zap.NewNop())
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, f.Close()) })
-		newClientFn := func(_ ...grpc.DialOption) (conn *grpc.ClientConn, err error) {
+		newClientFn := func(_ component.TelemetrySettings, _ ...grpc.DialOption) (conn *grpc.ClientConn, err error) {
 			return nil, errors.New("test error")
 		}
 		_, err = f.newRemoteStorage(component.TelemetrySettings{}, newClientFn)
diff --git a/plugin/storage/grpc/shared/grpc_client.go b/plugin/storage/grpc/shared/grpc_client.go
index ee0e910003b..725eff543d3 100644
--- a/plugin/storage/grpc/shared/grpc_client.go
+++ b/plugin/storage/grpc/shared/grpc_client.go
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ type GRPCClient struct {
 	streamWriterClient  storage_v1.StreamingSpanWriterPluginClient
 }
 
-func NewGRPCClient(c *grpc.ClientConn) *GRPCClient {
+func NewGRPCClient(withTraceConn *grpc.ClientConn, withoutTraceConn *grpc.ClientConn) *GRPCClient {
 	return &GRPCClient{
-		readerClient:        storage_v1.NewSpanReaderPluginClient(c),
-		writerClient:        storage_v1.NewSpanWriterPluginClient(c),
-		archiveReaderClient: storage_v1.NewArchiveSpanReaderPluginClient(c),
-		archiveWriterClient: storage_v1.NewArchiveSpanWriterPluginClient(c),
-		capabilitiesClient:  storage_v1.NewPluginCapabilitiesClient(c),
-		depsReaderClient:    storage_v1.NewDependenciesReaderPluginClient(c),
-		streamWriterClient:  storage_v1.NewStreamingSpanWriterPluginClient(c),
+		readerClient:        storage_v1.NewSpanReaderPluginClient(withTraceConn),
+		writerClient:        storage_v1.NewSpanWriterPluginClient(withoutTraceConn),
+		archiveReaderClient: storage_v1.NewArchiveSpanReaderPluginClient(withTraceConn),
+		archiveWriterClient: storage_v1.NewArchiveSpanWriterPluginClient(withoutTraceConn),
+		capabilitiesClient:  storage_v1.NewPluginCapabilitiesClient(withTraceConn),
+		depsReaderClient:    storage_v1.NewDependenciesReaderPluginClient(withTraceConn),
+		streamWriterClient:  storage_v1.NewStreamingSpanWriterPluginClient(withoutTraceConn),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/plugin/storage/grpc/shared/grpc_client_test.go b/plugin/storage/grpc/shared/grpc_client_test.go
index 51e56df6bb5..da8d82ce4a4 100644
--- a/plugin/storage/grpc/shared/grpc_client_test.go
+++ b/plugin/storage/grpc/shared/grpc_client_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func withGRPCClient(fn func(r *grpcClientTest)) {
 
 func TestNewGRPCClient(t *testing.T) {
 	conn := &grpc.ClientConn{}
-	client := NewGRPCClient(conn)
+	client := NewGRPCClient(conn, conn)
 	assert.NotNil(t, client)
 
 	assert.Implements(t, (*storage_v1.SpanReaderPluginClient)(nil), client.readerClient)