diff --git a/clientv3/integration/kv_test.go b/clientv3/integration/kv_test.go
index ec2db2d6628..6b9a4cc2a7e 100644
--- a/clientv3/integration/kv_test.go
+++ b/clientv3/integration/kv_test.go
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ func TestKVLargeRequests(t *testing.T) {
 			maxCallSendBytesClient: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
 			maxCallRecvBytesClient: 0,
 			valueSize:              10 * 1024 * 1024,
-			expectError:            grpc.Errorf(codes.ResourceExhausted, "grpc: trying to send message larger than max "),
+			expectError:            grpc.Errorf(codes.ResourceExhausted, "trying to send message larger than max "),
 		},
 		{
 			maxRequestBytesServer:  10 * 1024 * 1024,
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ func TestKVLargeRequests(t *testing.T) {
 			maxCallSendBytesClient: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
 			maxCallRecvBytesClient: 0,
 			valueSize:              10*1024*1024 + 5,
-			expectError:            grpc.Errorf(codes.ResourceExhausted, "grpc: trying to send message larger than max "),
+			expectError:            grpc.Errorf(codes.ResourceExhausted, "trying to send message larger than max "),
 		},
 	}
 	for i, test := range tests {
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ func TestKVLargeRequests(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("#%d: expected %v, got %v", i, test.expectError, err)
 			}
 		} else if err != nil && !strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), test.expectError.Error()) {
-			t.Errorf("#%d: expected %v, got %v", i, test.expectError, err)
+			t.Errorf("#%d: expected error starting with '%s', got '%s'", i, test.expectError.Error(), err.Error())
 		}
 
 		// put request went through, now expects large response back
diff --git a/clientv3/integration/server_shutdown_test.go b/clientv3/integration/server_shutdown_test.go
index 8a89acc5876..24306b016e3 100644
--- a/clientv3/integration/server_shutdown_test.go
+++ b/clientv3/integration/server_shutdown_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func TestBalancerUnderServerShutdownWatch(t *testing.T) {
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
-		if err == context.DeadlineExceeded || isServerCtxTimeout(err) || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeout || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeoutDueToLeaderFail {
+		if isClientTimeout(err) || isServerCtxTimeout(err) || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeout || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeoutDueToLeaderFail {
 			continue
 		}
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -365,3 +365,47 @@ func isServerCtxTimeout(err error) bool {
 	code := ev.Code()
 	return code == codes.DeadlineExceeded && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "context deadline exceeded")
 }
+
+// In grpc v1.11.3+ dial timeouts can error out with transport.ErrConnClosing. Previously dial timeouts
+// would always error out with context.DeadlineExceeded.
+func isClientTimeout(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
+		return true
+	}
+	ev, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	code := ev.Code()
+	return code == codes.DeadlineExceeded
+}
+
+func isServerUnavailable(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	ev, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	code := ev.Code()
+	return code == codes.Unavailable
+}
+
+func isCanceled(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if err == context.Canceled {
+		return true
+	}
+	ev, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	code := ev.Code()
+	return code == codes.Canceled
+}
diff --git a/clientv3/integration/watch_test.go b/clientv3/integration/watch_test.go
index f9ac47b4ae4..d75009c5a77 100644
--- a/clientv3/integration/watch_test.go
+++ b/clientv3/integration/watch_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	mvccpb "github.com/coreos/etcd/mvcc/mvccpb"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/testutil"
 
-	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 )
 
@@ -667,8 +666,8 @@ func TestWatchErrConnClosed(t *testing.T) {
 	go func() {
 		defer close(donec)
 		ch := cli.Watch(context.TODO(), "foo")
-		if wr := <-ch; grpc.ErrorDesc(wr.Err()) != grpc.ErrClientConnClosing.Error() {
-			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", grpc.ErrClientConnClosing, grpc.ErrorDesc(wr.Err()))
+		if wr := <-ch; !isCanceled(wr.Err()) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected context canceled, got %v", wr.Err())
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -699,8 +698,8 @@ func TestWatchAfterClose(t *testing.T) {
 	donec := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
 		cli.Watch(context.TODO(), "foo")
-		if err := cli.Close(); err != nil && err != grpc.ErrClientConnClosing {
-			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", grpc.ErrClientConnClosing, err)
+		if err := cli.Close(); err != nil && err != context.Canceled {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", context.Canceled, err)
 		}
 		close(donec)
 	}()
diff --git a/integration/cluster.go b/integration/cluster.go
index d02adf91201..ab8f86f13de 100644
--- a/integration/cluster.go
+++ b/integration/cluster.go
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ func NewClientV3(m *member) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
 	cfg := clientv3.Config{
 		Endpoints:          []string{m.grpcAddr},
 		DialTimeout:        5 * time.Second,
+		DialOptions:        []grpc.DialOption{grpc.WithBlock()},
 		MaxCallSendMsgSize: m.clientMaxCallSendMsgSize,
 		MaxCallRecvMsgSize: m.clientMaxCallRecvMsgSize,
 	}