diff --git a/internal/peer/node/start.go b/internal/peer/node/start.go
index 3b8a661ecd9..0983dd6b78a 100644
--- a/internal/peer/node/start.go
+++ b/internal/peer/node/start.go
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ func secureDialOpts(credSupport *comm.CredentialSupport) func() []grpc.DialOptio
 		if viper.IsSet("peer.keepalive.client.timeout") {
 			kaOpts.ClientTimeout = viper.GetDuration("peer.keepalive.client.timeout")
 		}
-		dialOpts = append(dialOpts, comm.ClientKeepaliveOptions(kaOpts)...)
+		dialOpts = append(dialOpts, kaOpts.ClientKeepaliveOptions()...)
 
 		if viper.GetBool("peer.tls.enabled") {
 			dialOpts = append(dialOpts, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(credSupport.GetPeerCredentials()))
diff --git a/internal/pkg/comm/config.go b/internal/pkg/comm/config.go
index 25e7063bea8..ba3a7408763 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/comm/config.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/comm/config.go
@@ -134,15 +134,8 @@ type KeepaliveOptions struct {
 	ServerMinInterval time.Duration
 }
 
-type Metrics struct {
-	// OpenConnCounter keeps track of number of open connections
-	OpenConnCounter metrics.Counter
-	// ClosedConnCounter keeps track of number connections closed
-	ClosedConnCounter metrics.Counter
-}
-
-// ServerKeepaliveOptions returns gRPC keepalive options for server.
-func ServerKeepaliveOptions(ka KeepaliveOptions) []grpc.ServerOption {
+// ServerKeepaliveOptions returns gRPC keepalive options for a server.
+func (ka KeepaliveOptions) ServerKeepaliveOptions() []grpc.ServerOption {
 	var serverOpts []grpc.ServerOption
 	kap := keepalive.ServerParameters{
 		Time:    ka.ServerInterval,
@@ -158,8 +151,8 @@ func ServerKeepaliveOptions(ka KeepaliveOptions) []grpc.ServerOption {
 	return serverOpts
 }
 
-// ClientKeepaliveOptions returns gRPC keepalive options for clients.
-func ClientKeepaliveOptions(ka KeepaliveOptions) []grpc.DialOption {
+// ClientKeepaliveOptions returns gRPC keepalive dial options for clients.
+func (ka KeepaliveOptions) ClientKeepaliveOptions() []grpc.DialOption {
 	var dialOpts []grpc.DialOption
 	kap := keepalive.ClientParameters{
 		Time:                ka.ClientInterval,
@@ -169,3 +162,10 @@ func ClientKeepaliveOptions(ka KeepaliveOptions) []grpc.DialOption {
 	dialOpts = append(dialOpts, grpc.WithKeepaliveParams(kap))
 	return dialOpts
 }
+
+type Metrics struct {
+	// OpenConnCounter keeps track of number of open connections
+	OpenConnCounter metrics.Counter
+	// ClosedConnCounter keeps track of number connections closed
+	ClosedConnCounter metrics.Counter
+}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/comm/config_test.go b/internal/pkg/comm/config_test.go
index 00979134b82..6ea5d0884d4 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/comm/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/comm/config_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestServerKeepaliveOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		grpc.KeepaliveParams(kap),
 		grpc.KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy(kep),
 	}
-	opts := ServerKeepaliveOptions(DefaultKeepaliveOptions)
+	opts := DefaultKeepaliveOptions.ServerKeepaliveOptions()
 
 	// Unable to test equality of options since the option methods return
 	// functions and each instance is a different func.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestClientKeepaliveOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		PermitWithoutStream: true,
 	}
 	expectedOpts := []grpc.DialOption{grpc.WithKeepaliveParams(kap)}
-	opts := ClientKeepaliveOptions(DefaultKeepaliveOptions)
+	opts := DefaultKeepaliveOptions.ClientKeepaliveOptions()
 
 	// Unable to test equality of options since the option methods return
 	// functions and each instance is a different func.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/comm/server.go b/internal/pkg/comm/server.go
index 68c2e12d8e5..3ee87b987fa 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/comm/server.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/comm/server.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func NewGRPCServerFromListener(listener net.Listener, serverConfig ServerConfig)
 	serverOpts = append(serverOpts, grpc.MaxSendMsgSize(DefaultMaxSendMsgSize))
 	serverOpts = append(serverOpts, grpc.MaxRecvMsgSize(DefaultMaxRecvMsgSize))
 	// set the keepalive options
-	serverOpts = append(serverOpts, ServerKeepaliveOptions(serverConfig.KaOpts)...)
+	serverOpts = append(serverOpts, serverConfig.KaOpts.ServerKeepaliveOptions()...)
 	// set connection timeout
 	if serverConfig.ConnectionTimeout <= 0 {
 		serverConfig.ConnectionTimeout = DefaultConnectionTimeout