diff --git a/grpc.go b/grpc.go
index 3dc9152..d1be62b 100644
--- a/grpc.go
+++ b/grpc.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	raw "github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/codec/bytes"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/errors"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/metadata"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/registry"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/router"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/selector"
 	pnet "github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/util/net"
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func (g *grpcClient) lookupRoute(req client.Request, opts client.CallOptions) (*
 	}
 }
 
-func (g *grpcClient) call(ctx context.Context, route *router.Route, req client.Request, rsp interface{}, opts client.CallOptions) error {
+func (g *grpcClient) call(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req client.Request, rsp interface{}, opts client.CallOptions) error {
 	var header map[string]string
 
 	header = make(map[string]string)
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ func (g *grpcClient) call(ctx context.Context, route *router.Route, req client.R
 
 	grpcDialOptions := []grpc.DialOption{
 		grpc.WithTimeout(opts.DialTimeout),
-		g.secure(route.Address),
+		g.secure(node.Address),
 		grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(
 			grpc.MaxCallRecvMsgSize(maxRecvMsgSize),
 			grpc.MaxCallSendMsgSize(maxSendMsgSize),
@@ -167,13 +168,13 @@ func (g *grpcClient) call(ctx context.Context, route *router.Route, req client.R
 		grpcDialOptions = append(grpcDialOptions, opts...)
 	}
 
-	cc, err := g.pool.getConn(route.Address, grpcDialOptions...)
+	cc, err := g.pool.getConn(node.Address, grpcDialOptions...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", fmt.Sprintf("Error sending request: %v", err))
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		// defer execution of release
-		g.pool.release(route.Address, cc, grr)
+		g.pool.release(node.Address, cc, grr)
 	}()
 
 	ch := make(chan error, 1)
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ func (g *grpcClient) call(ctx context.Context, route *router.Route, req client.R
 	return grr
 }
 
-func (g *grpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, route *router.Route, req client.Request, rsp interface{}, opts client.CallOptions) error {
+func (g *grpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req client.Request, rsp interface{}, opts client.CallOptions) error {
 	var header map[string]string
 
 	if md, ok := metadata.FromContext(ctx); ok {
@@ -239,14 +240,14 @@ func (g *grpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, route *router.Route, req client
 
 	grpcDialOptions := []grpc.DialOption{
 		grpc.WithTimeout(opts.DialTimeout),
-		g.secure(route.Address),
+		g.secure(node.Address),
 	}
 
 	if opts := g.getGrpcDialOptions(); opts != nil {
 		grpcDialOptions = append(grpcDialOptions, opts...)
 	}
 
-	cc, err := grpc.DialContext(dialCtx, route.Address, grpcDialOptions...)
+	cc, err := grpc.DialContext(dialCtx, node.Address, grpcDialOptions...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", fmt.Sprintf("Error sending request: %v", err))
 	}
@@ -461,8 +462,13 @@ func (g *grpcClient) Call(ctx context.Context, req client.Request, rsp interface
 			return err
 		}
 
+		// pass a node to enable backwards compatability as changing the
+		// call func would be a breaking change.
+		// todo v3: change the call func to accept a route
+		node := &registry.Node{Address: route.Address}
+
 		// make the call
-		err = gcall(ctx, route, req, rsp, callOpts)
+		err = gcall(ctx, node, req, rsp, callOpts)
 
 		// record the result of the call to inform future routing decisions
 		g.opts.Selector.Record(*route, err)
@@ -550,9 +556,14 @@ func (g *grpcClient) Stream(ctx context.Context, req client.Request, opts ...cli
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		// pass a node to enable backwards compatability as changing the
+		// call func would be a breaking change.
+		// todo v3: change the call func to accept a route
+		node := &registry.Node{Address: route.Address}
+
 		// make the call
 		stream := &grpcStream{}
-		err = g.stream(ctx, route, req, stream, callOpts)
+		err = g.stream(ctx, node, req, stream, callOpts)
 
 		// record the result of the call to inform future routing decisions
 		g.opts.Selector.Record(*route, err)