diff --git a/examples/microprofile/grpc/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/examples/microprofile/grpc/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 6dff1ae28f4..fdc488cfd16 100644
--- a/examples/microprofile/grpc/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/examples/microprofile/grpc/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -30,18 +30,19 @@ server:
           resource-path: "server.p12"
 
 grpc:
-  channels:
-    string-channel:
-      port: 0
-      tls:
-        trust:
-          keystore:
-            passphrase: "password"
-            trust-store: true
-            resource:
-              resource-path: "client.p12"
-        private-key:
-          keystore:
-            passphrase: "password"
-            resource:
-              resource-path: "client.p12"
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+  client:
+    channels:
+      - name: "string-channel"
+        port: 0
+        tls:
+          trust:
+            keystore:
+              passphrase: "password"
+              trust-store: true
+              resource:
+                resource-path: "client.p12"
+          private-key:
+            keystore:
+              passphrase: "password"
+              resource:
+                resource-path: "client.p12"
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diff --git a/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/ChannelProducer.java b/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/ChannelProducer.java
index c29525e06b4..9a1cb1f3c5f 100644
--- a/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/ChannelProducer.java
+++ b/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/ChannelProducer.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class ChannelProducer {
      */
     @Inject
     ChannelProducer(Config config) {
-        provider = GrpcChannelsProvider.create(config.get("grpc"));
+        provider = GrpcChannelsProvider.create(config.get("grpc.client"));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/GrpcChannelDescriptorBlueprint.java b/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/GrpcChannelDescriptorBlueprint.java
index 74d77fcadf1..54e7b8da1a9 100644
--- a/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/GrpcChannelDescriptorBlueprint.java
+++ b/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/GrpcChannelDescriptorBlueprint.java
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
 @Prototype.Configured
 interface GrpcChannelDescriptorBlueprint {
 
+    /**
+     * The name of this channel.
+     *
+     * @return channel name
+     */
+    @Option.Configured
+    String name();
+
     /**
      * The host to connect to.
      *
diff --git a/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/GrpcChannelsDescriptorBlueprint.java b/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/GrpcChannelsDescriptorBlueprint.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c6932921197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/GrpcChannelsDescriptorBlueprint.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.helidon.microprofile.grpc.client;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import io.helidon.builder.api.Option;
+import io.helidon.builder.api.Prototype;
+
+@Prototype.Blueprint
+@Prototype.Configured
+interface GrpcChannelsDescriptorBlueprint {
+
+    /**
+     * List of channel descriptors.
+     *
+     * @return channel descriptors
+     */
+    @Option.Configured
+    List<GrpcChannelDescriptor> channels();
+}
diff --git a/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/GrpcChannelsProvider.java b/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/GrpcChannelsProvider.java
index 0ad6c5aeb3b..85fd849bd54 100644
--- a/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/GrpcChannelsProvider.java
+++ b/microprofile/grpc/client/src/main/java/io/helidon/microprofile/grpc/client/GrpcChannelsProvider.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public Channel channel(String name) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("name cannot be empty or blank.");
         }
         GrpcChannelDescriptor chCfg = channelConfigs.computeIfAbsent(name, hostName ->
-                GrpcChannelDescriptor.builder().host(name).build());
+                GrpcChannelDescriptor.builder().name(name).host(name).build());
         return createChannel(name, chCfg);
     }
 
@@ -176,20 +176,14 @@ public static class Builder implements io.helidon.common.Builder<Builder, GrpcCh
 
         private Builder(Config config) {
             // Add the default channel (which can be overridden in the config)
-            channel(DEFAULT_CHANNEL_NAME, GrpcChannelDescriptor.builder().build());
+            channel(DEFAULT_CHANNEL_NAME, GrpcChannelDescriptor.builder().name(DEFAULT_CHANNEL_NAME).build());
 
             if (config == null) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            Config channelsConfig = config.get(CFG_KEY_CHANNELS);
-            if (channelsConfig.exists()) {
-                for (Config channelConfig : channelsConfig.asNodeList().get()) {
-                    String key = channelConfig.key().name();
-                    GrpcChannelDescriptor cfg = GrpcChannelDescriptor.builder().config(channelConfig).build();
-                    channelConfigs.put(key, cfg);
-                }
-            }
+            GrpcChannelsDescriptor channelsDescriptor = GrpcChannelsDescriptor.builder().config(config).build();
+            channelsDescriptor.channels().forEach(ch -> channelConfigs.put(ch.name(), ch));
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/microprofile/grpc/client/src/test/resources/application.yaml b/microprofile/grpc/client/src/test/resources/application.yaml
index bf73807e8ae..525f7570c65 100644
--- a/microprofile/grpc/client/src/test/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/microprofile/grpc/client/src/test/resources/application.yaml
@@ -30,18 +30,19 @@ server:
           resource-path: "server.p12"
 
 grpc:
-  channels:
-    echo-channel:
-      port: 0
-      tls:
-        trust:
-          keystore:
-            passphrase: "password"
-            trust-store: true
-            resource:
-              resource-path: "client.p12"
-        private-key:
-          keystore:
-            passphrase: "password"
-            resource:
-              resource-path: "client.p12"
\ No newline at end of file
+  client:
+    channels:
+      - name: "echo-channel"
+        port: 0
+        tls:
+          trust:
+            keystore:
+              passphrase: "password"
+              trust-store: true
+              resource:
+                resource-path: "client.p12"
+          private-key:
+            keystore:
+              passphrase: "password"
+              resource:
+                resource-path: "client.p12"
\ No newline at end of file