diff --git a/signer/fulcio/fulcio.go b/signer/fulcio/fulcio.go
index a58cdc6b..1c7c5c6e 100644
--- a/signer/fulcio/fulcio.go
+++ b/signer/fulcio/fulcio.go
@@ -432,10 +432,7 @@ func newClient(fulcioURL string, fulcioPort int, isInsecure bool) (fulciopb.CACl
 	creds := credentials.NewTLS(tlsConfig)
 
 	// Set up the gRPC dial options
-	dialOpts := []grpc.DialOption{
-		grpc.WithAuthority(u.Hostname()),
-	}
-
+	dialOpts := []grpc.DialOption{}
 	if isInsecure {
 		dialOpts = append(dialOpts, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
 	} else {
diff --git a/signer/fulcio/fulcio_test.go b/signer/fulcio/fulcio_test.go
index fe133d29..563df293 100644
--- a/signer/fulcio/fulcio_test.go
+++ b/signer/fulcio/fulcio_test.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func TestSigner(t *testing.T) {
 	provider = New(WithFulcioURL("https://test"), WithToken(token))
 	_, err = provider.Signer(ctx)
 	//this should be a tranport err since we cant actually test on 443 which is the default
-	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "lookup test")
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "zero addresses")
 
 	// Test signer with token read from file
 	// NOTE: this function could be refactored to accept a fileSystem or io.Reader so reading the file can be mocked,