diff --git a/helper/util/conn.go b/helper/util/conn.go
index d5629ad916..784993fa11 100644
--- a/helper/util/conn.go
+++ b/helper/util/conn.go
@@ -4,23 +4,20 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
 	"net"
-	
+
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/resolver"
 )
 
 // NewClientConnection creates a new client connection for the given reader and writer
 func NewClientConnection(reader io.Reader, writer io.Writer) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 	pipe := NewStdStreamJoint(reader, writer, false)
-	
-	resolver.SetDefaultScheme("passthrough")
+
 	// Set up a connection to the server.
-	return grpc.NewClient("",
+	return grpc.NewClient("passthrough:///",
 		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
 		grpc.WithContextDialer(func(ctx context.Context, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
 			return pipe, nil
 		}),
-		grpc.WithLocalDNSResolution(),
-		grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions())
+		grpc.WithLocalDNSResolution())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/devspace/services/sync/controller.go b/pkg/devspace/services/sync/controller.go
index 50d922a80c..12ab892802 100644
--- a/pkg/devspace/services/sync/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/devspace/services/sync/controller.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/util/tomb"
-	"github.com/mgutz/ansi"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -15,6 +13,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/util/tomb"
+	"github.com/mgutz/ansi"
+
 	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/devspace/kubectl/selector"
 	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -267,9 +268,7 @@ func PrintPodError(ctx context.Context, kubeClient kubectl.Client, pod *v1.Pod,
 }
 
 func (c *controller) startSync(ctx devspacecontext.Context, options *Options, onInitUploadDone chan struct{}, onInitDownloadDone chan struct{}, onDone chan struct{}, onError chan error) (*sync.Sync, *selector.SelectedPodContainer, error) {
-	var (
-		syncConfig = options.SyncConfig
-	)
+	syncConfig := options.SyncConfig
 
 	container, err := options.Selector.SelectSingleContainer(ctx.Context(), ctx.KubeClient(), ctx.Log())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -501,7 +500,7 @@ func (c *controller) initClient(ctx devspacecontext.Context, pod *v1.Pod, arch,
 	go func() {
 		err := StartStream(ctx.Context(), ctx.KubeClient(), pod, container, upstreamArgs, upStdinReader, upStdoutWriter, true, options.Log)
 		if err != nil {
-			syncClient.Stop(errors.Errorf("Sync - connection lost to pod %s/%s: %v", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, err))
+			syncClient.Stop(errors.Errorf("Upstream Sync - connection lost to pod %s/%s: %v", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, err))
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@ func (c *controller) initClient(ctx devspacecontext.Context, pod *v1.Pod, arch,
 	go func() {
 		err := StartStream(ctx.Context(), ctx.KubeClient(), pod, container, downstreamArgs, downStdinReader, downStdoutWriter, true, options.Log)
 		if err != nil {
-			syncClient.Stop(errors.Errorf("Sync - connection lost to pod %s/%s: %v", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, err))
+			syncClient.Stop(errors.Errorf("Downstream Sync - connection lost to pod %s/%s: %v", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, err))
 		}
 	}()