diff --git a/actions/client.go b/actions/client.go
index 7b811b3..a5ed700 100644
--- a/actions/client.go
+++ b/actions/client.go
@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
 
+type contextKey string
+
+const (
+	contextKeyConfig         contextKey = "config"
+	contextKeyClientConnFunc contextKey = "clientConnFunc"
+)
+
 func ActionClientGet(c *cli.Context) error {
-	addr := c.String("addr")
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(c.Context, addr, grpc.WithInsecure())
+	conn, err := connFromContext(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -65,22 +71,7 @@ func ActionClientGet(c *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func ActionClientUpload(c *cli.Context) error {
-	cfg, err := getConfig(c)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	addr := cfg.Client.DefaultServer
-	if c.IsSet("addr") {
-		addr = c.String("addr")
-	}
-
-	clientCreds, err := cfg.Client.Creds()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(c.Context, addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(clientCreds))
-
+	conn, err := connFromContext(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -118,22 +109,7 @@ func ActionClientUpload(c *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func ActionClientList(c *cli.Context) error {
-	cfg, err := getConfig(c)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	addr := cfg.Client.DefaultServer
-	if c.IsSet("addr") {
-		addr = c.String("addr")
-	}
-
-	clientCreds, err := cfg.Client.Creds()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(c.Context, addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(clientCreds))
-
+	conn, err := connFromContext(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -153,22 +129,7 @@ func ActionClientList(c *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func ActionClientDelete(c *cli.Context) error {
-	cfg, err := getConfig(c)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	addr := cfg.Client.DefaultServer
-	if c.IsSet("addr") {
-		addr = c.String("addr")
-	}
-
-	clientCreds, err := cfg.Client.Creds()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(c.Context, addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(clientCreds))
-
+	conn, err := connFromContext(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -362,22 +323,7 @@ func ActionClientLogin(c *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func ActionClientPassword(c *cli.Context) error {
-	cfg, err := getConfig(c)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	addr := cfg.Client.DefaultServer
-	if c.IsSet("addr") {
-		addr = c.String("addr")
-	}
-
-	clientCreds, err := cfg.Client.Creds()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(c.Context, addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(clientCreds))
-
+	conn, err := connFromContext(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -406,21 +352,7 @@ func ActionClientPassword(c *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func ActionClientUpdate(c *cli.Context) error {
-	cfg, err := getConfig(c)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	addr := cfg.Client.DefaultServer
-	if c.IsSet("addr") {
-		addr = c.String("addr")
-	}
-
-	clientCreds, err := cfg.Client.Creds()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(c.Context, addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(clientCreds))
+	conn, err := connFromContext(c)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -467,3 +399,40 @@ func ActionClientUpdate(c *cli.Context) error {
 	fmt.Printf("Wrote latest binary to %s", outputPath)
 	return nil
 }
+
+func BeforeClient(c *cli.Context) error {
+	cfg, err := getConfig(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	c.Context = context.WithValue(c.Context, contextKeyConfig, cfg)
+
+	addr := cfg.Client.DefaultServer
+	if c.IsSet("addr") {
+		addr = c.String("addr")
+	}
+
+	clientCreds, err := cfg.Client.Creds()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	connFunc := func() (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+		return grpc.DialContext(c.Context, addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(clientCreds))
+	}
+	c.Context = context.WithValue(c.Context, contextKeyClientConnFunc, connFunc)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func connFromContext(c *cli.Context) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+	connFunc := c.Context.Value(contextKeyClientConnFunc).(func() (*grpc.ClientConn, error))
+	return connFunc()
+}
+
+func configFromContext(c *cli.Context) (*config.Config, error) {
+	cfg, ok := c.Context.Value(contextKeyConfig).(*config.Config)
+	if !ok {
+		return getConfig(c)
+	}
+	return cfg, nil
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7b554b2..2735cdb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func main() {
 						Usage: "Address of server.",
 					},
 				},
+				Before: actions.BeforeClient,
 				Subcommands: []*cli.Command{
 					{
 						Name:      "get",