return &peerRESTClient{
		host: peer, restClient: restClient, gridHost: gridHost,
		gridConn: func() *grid.Connection {
			// Lazy initialization of grid connection.
			// When we create this peer client, the grid connection is likely not yet initialized.
			if gridHost == "" {
				bugLogIf(context.Background(), fmt.Errorf("gridHost is empty for peer %s", peer.String()), peer.String()+":gridHost")
				return nil
			}
			gc := gridConn.Load()

			xhttp.DrainBody(respBody)
			return toStorageErr(err) != errDiskNotFound
		}
	}
	conn := gm.Connection(endpoint.GridHost()).Subroute(endpoint.Path)
	if conn == nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find connection for %s in targets: %v", endpoint.GridHost(), gm.Targets())
	}
	client := &storageRESTClient{
		endpoint:      endpoint,
		restClient:    restClient,
		gridConn:      conn,

			if endpoint.IsLocal {
				continue
			}
			if seenClient.Contains(endpoint.Host) {
				continue
			}
			seenClient.Add(endpoint.Host)
			clnts = append(clnts, &bootstrapRESTClient{gm.Connection(endpoint.GridHost())})
		}
	}
	return clnts