diff --git a/client/grpc/grpc.go b/client/grpc/grpc.go
index e3ada840..272719c4 100644
--- a/client/grpc/grpc.go
+++ b/client/grpc/grpc.go
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ func (g *grpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req client
 
 	st, err := cc.NewStream(newCtx, desc, methodToGRPC(req.Service(), req.Endpoint()), grpcCallOptions...)
 	if err != nil {
+		// we need to cleanup as we dialled and created a context
+		// cancel the context
+		cancel()
+		// close the connection
+		cc.Close()
+		// now return the error
 		return nil, errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", fmt.Sprintf("Error creating stream: %v", err))
 	}