diff --git a/snix/castore/src/blobservice/grpc.rs b/snix/castore/src/blobservice/grpc.rs
index 5c3474309..92403c38a 100644
--- a/snix/castore/src/blobservice/grpc.rs
+++ b/snix/castore/src/blobservice/grpc.rs
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ impl ServiceBuilder for GRPCBlobServiceConfig {
     ) -> Result<Arc<dyn BlobService>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
         let client = proto::blob_service_client::BlobServiceClient::with_interceptor(
             crate::tonic::channel_from_url(&self.url.parse()?).await?,
-            snix_tracing::propagate::tonic::send_trace,
+            // tonic::service::Interceptor wants an unboxed Status as return type.
+            // https://github.com/hyperium/tonic/issues/2253
+            |rq| snix_tracing::propagate::tonic::send_trace(rq).map_err(|e| *e),
         );
         Ok(Arc::new(GRPCBlobService::from_client(
             instance_name.to_string(),
diff --git a/snix/castore/src/directoryservice/grpc.rs b/snix/castore/src/directoryservice/grpc.rs
index d85e08483..6a72e99e9 100644
--- a/snix/castore/src/directoryservice/grpc.rs
+++ b/snix/castore/src/directoryservice/grpc.rs
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ impl ServiceBuilder for GRPCDirectoryServiceConfig {
     ) -> Result<Arc<dyn DirectoryService>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
         let client = proto::directory_service_client::DirectoryServiceClient::with_interceptor(
             crate::tonic::channel_from_url(&self.url.parse()?).await?,
-            snix_tracing::propagate::tonic::send_trace,
+            // tonic::service::Interceptor wants an unboxed Status as return type.
+            // https://github.com/hyperium/tonic/issues/2253
+            |rq| snix_tracing::propagate::tonic::send_trace(rq).map_err(|e| *e),
         );
         Ok(Arc::new(GRPCDirectoryService::from_client(
             instance_name.to_string(),
diff --git a/snix/store/src/pathinfoservice/grpc.rs b/snix/store/src/pathinfoservice/grpc.rs
index 79e99d927..a648abbbc 100644
--- a/snix/store/src/pathinfoservice/grpc.rs
+++ b/snix/store/src/pathinfoservice/grpc.rs
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ impl ServiceBuilder for GRPCPathInfoServiceConfig {
     ) -> Result<Arc<dyn PathInfoService>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
         let client = proto::path_info_service_client::PathInfoServiceClient::with_interceptor(
             snix_castore::tonic::channel_from_url(&self.url.parse()?).await?,
-            snix_tracing::propagate::tonic::send_trace,
+            // tonic::service::Interceptor wants an unboxed Status as return type.
+            // https://github.com/hyperium/tonic/issues/2253
+            |rq| snix_tracing::propagate::tonic::send_trace(rq).map_err(|e| *e),
         );
         Ok(Arc::new(GRPCPathInfoService::from_client(
             instance_name.to_string(),
diff --git a/snix/tracing/src/propagate/tonic.rs b/snix/tracing/src/propagate/tonic.rs
index 75455c056..e7f3cc030 100644
--- a/snix/tracing/src/propagate/tonic.rs
+++ b/snix/tracing/src/propagate/tonic.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ impl Injector for MetadataInjector<'_> {
 /// Trace context propagation: send the trace context by injecting it into the metadata of the given
 /// request. This only injects the current span if the otlp feature is also enabled.
 #[allow(unused_mut)]
-pub fn send_trace<T>(mut request: tonic::Request<T>) -> Result<tonic::Request<T>, tonic::Status> {
+pub fn send_trace<T>(
+    mut request: tonic::Request<T>,
+) -> Result<tonic::Request<T>, Box<tonic::Status>> {
     #[cfg(feature = "otlp")]
     {
         global::get_text_map_propagator(|propagator| {