diff --git a/web/server/entrypoint.go b/web/server/entrypoint.go
index 6f29aed6a7b1..e25cd814410f 100644
--- a/web/server/entrypoint.go
+++ b/web/server/entrypoint.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func (s *robotServer) createWebOptions(cfg *config.Config) (weboptions.Options,
 	if cfg.Cloud != nil && s.args.AllowInsecureCreds {
 		options.SignalingDialOpts = append(options.SignalingDialOpts, rpc.WithAllowInsecureWithCredentialsDowngrade())
 	}
-	options.SignalingDialOpts = append(options.SignalingDialOpts, rpc.WithConn(s.conn))
+	options.SignalingDialOpts = append(options.SignalingDialOpts, rpc.WithExternalSignalingConn(s.conn))
 
 	if len(options.Auth.Handlers) == 0 {
 		host, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(cfg.Network.BindAddress)