diff --git a/xmtp_api_grpc/Cargo.toml b/xmtp_api_grpc/Cargo.toml
index 7c4ebee2c..b69a0d0c4 100644
--- a/xmtp_api_grpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/xmtp_api_grpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,13 +17,17 @@ xmtp_proto = { path = "../xmtp_proto", features = ["proto_full"] }
 xmtp_v2 = { path = "../xmtp_v2" }
 zeroize.workspace = true
 
+# Anything but iOS and Android will use either webpki or native.
+# If native certs are not found, it will fallback to webpki
 [target.'cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))'.dependencies]
 tonic = { workspace = true, features = [
   "default",
   "tls",
   "tls-native-roots",
+  "tls-webpki-roots"
 ] }
 
+# Force Android + iOS to use webki
 [target.'cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios"))'.dependencies]
 tonic = { workspace = true, features = [
   "default",