diff --git a/goofy-server/src/main/resources/application-local.yml b/goofy-server/src/main/resources/application-local.yml
index 5cddb11cd66f7f3c659059c076d70c3fe511b8fb..09a8b08960247454501f9d2b4df4b72f142bb37d 100644
--- a/goofy-server/src/main/resources/application-local.yml
+++ b/goofy-server/src/main/resources/application-local.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,9 @@ kop:
   user-manager:
     url: http://localhost:9092
     profile-template: /api/userProfiles/%s
-    search-template: /api/userProfiles/?searchBy={searchBy}
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+    search-template: /api/userProfiles/?searchBy={searchBy}
+
+grpc:
+  client:
+    user-manager:
+      negotiationType: PLAINTEXT
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