diff --git a/pkg/grpc/installation/installation.go b/pkg/grpc/installation/installation.go
index 4980fbbc7..ed09941d9 100644
--- a/pkg/grpc/installation/installation.go
+++ b/pkg/grpc/installation/installation.go
@@ -2,31 +2,56 @@ package installation
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"log"
 
 	iGRPC "get.porter.sh/porter/gen/proto/go/porterapis/installation/v1alpha1"
 	pGRPC "get.porter.sh/porter/gen/proto/go/porterapis/porter/v1alpha1"
+	"get.porter.sh/porter/pkg/porter"
+	"get.porter.sh/porter/pkg/tracing"
 )
 
 // server is used to implement helloworld.GreeterServer.
 type PorterServer struct {
+	porter *porter.Porter
 	pGRPC.UnimplementedPorterBundleServer
 }
 
-// SayHello implements helloworld.GreeterServer
+func NewPorterService() (*PorterServer, error) {
+	p := porter.New()
+	return &PorterServer{porter: p}, nil
+}
+
 func (s *PorterServer) ListInstallations(ctx context.Context, in *iGRPC.ListInstallationsRequest) (*iGRPC.ListInstallationsResponse, error) {
-	log.Printf("IN LIST INSTALLATIONS")
-	inst := iGRPC.Installation{
-		Name:      "test installation",
-		Namespace: "foo",
-		Bundle: &iGRPC.Bundle{
-			Repository: "test.repo",
-			Version:    "v1.0.0",
-		},
-		State:  iGRPC.InstallationState_INSTALLED,
-		Status: iGRPC.InstallationStatus_SUCCEEDED,
+	ctx, log := tracing.StartSpan(ctx)
+	defer log.EndSpan()
+
+	err := s.porter.Connect(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer s.porter.Close()
+	opts := porter.ListOptions{}
+
+	installations, err := s.porter.ListInstallations(ctx, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	insts := []*iGRPC.Installation{}
+	for _, pInst := range installations {
+		inst := iGRPC.Installation{
+			Name:      pInst.Name,
+			Namespace: pInst.Namespace,
+			Bundle: &iGRPC.Bundle{
+				Repository: pInst.Bundle.Repository,
+				Version:    pInst.Bundle.Version,
+			},
+			//TODO: figure this out
+			State:  iGRPC.InstallationState_INSTALLED,
+			Status: iGRPC.InstallationStatus_SUCCEEDED,
+		}
+		insts = append(insts, &inst)
+
 	}
-	insts := []*iGRPC.Installation{&inst}
 	res := iGRPC.ListInstallationsResponse{
 		Installation: insts,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/grpc/server.go b/pkg/grpc/server.go
index 0db3bfd82..c7b1dd53e 100644
--- a/pkg/grpc/server.go
+++ b/pkg/grpc/server.go
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	//"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 
-	igrpc "get.porter.sh/porter/gen/proto/go/porterapis/installation/v1alpha1"
+	//igrpc "get.porter.sh/porter/gen/proto/go/porterapis/installation/v1alpha1"
+	pGRPC "get.porter.sh/porter/gen/proto/go/porterapis/porter/v1alpha1"
 	"get.porter.sh/porter/pkg/grpc/installation"
 	"get.porter.sh/porter/pkg/porter"
 
@@ -49,8 +50,12 @@ func (s *PorterGRPCService) ListenAndServe() *grpc.Server {
 	healthServer := health.NewServer()
 	reflection.Register(srv)
 	grpc_health_v1.RegisterHealthServer(srv, healthServer)
-	isrv := &installation.PorterServer{}
-	igrpc.RegisterInstallationsServer(srv, isrv)
+	isrv, err := installation.NewPorterService()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	pGRPC.RegisterPorterBundleServer(srv, isrv)
 	healthServer.SetServingStatus(s.config.ServiceName, grpc_health_v1.HealthCheckResponse_SERVING)
 
 	go func() {
diff --git a/proto/porterapis/installation/v1alpha1/installation.proto b/proto/porterapis/installation/v1alpha1/installation.proto
index db0d5c75b..6d546718b 100644
--- a/proto/porterapis/installation/v1alpha1/installation.proto
+++ b/proto/porterapis/installation/v1alpha1/installation.proto
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ message Installation {
   InstallationStatus status = 5;
 }
 
+//Installations
 message ListInstallationsRequest {
   string name = 1;
   string namespace = 2;
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ message ListInstallationsResponse {
 message InstallationRequest {
   Installation installation = 1;
 }
+
+
+//InstallationRuns
 message InstallationRun {
   int64 id = 1;
   Installation installation = 2;
@@ -56,5 +60,5 @@ message ListInstallationRunsResponse {
 message InstallationRunRequest {
   InstallationRun run = 1;
 }
-
+//InstallationRunOutputs
 message ListInstallationRunOutputsResponse {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/proto/porterapis/porter/v1alpha1/porter.proto b/proto/porterapis/porter/v1alpha1/porter.proto
index 8b955f904..e3cda3558 100644
--- a/proto/porterapis/porter/v1alpha1/porter.proto
+++ b/proto/porterapis/porter/v1alpha1/porter.proto
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ service PorterBundle {
   rpc ListInstallationRuns(installation.v1alpha1.Installation) returns(installation.v1alpha1.ListInstallationRunsResponse) {}
 
   //Returns a list of all outputs for a single installation run
-  //Must support a "latest" run id
+  //Must support a "latest" if no run id specified
   rpc ListInstallationRunOutputs(installation.v1alpha1.InstallationRunRequest) returns(installation.v1alpha1.ListInstallationRunOutputsResponse) {}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/grpc/install_test.go b/tests/grpc/install_test.go
index 7cc384af7..133bd22f0 100644
--- a/tests/grpc/install_test.go
+++ b/tests/grpc/install_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	iGRPC "get.porter.sh/porter/gen/proto/go/porterapis/installation/v1alpha1"
 	pGRPC "get.porter.sh/porter/gen/proto/go/porterapis/porter/v1alpha1"
+	"get.porter.sh/porter/pkg/portercontext"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -14,7 +15,9 @@ import (
 
 func TestInstall_installationMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
+
 	ctx := context.Background()
+	//ctx := portercontext.New()
 	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, "bufnet", grpc.WithContextDialer(bufDialer), grpc.WithInsecure())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to dial bufnet: %v", err)
diff --git a/tests/grpc/test_utils.go b/tests/grpc/test_utils.go
index 5d38eacf5..68a11aee6 100644
--- a/tests/grpc/test_utils.go
+++ b/tests/grpc/test_utils.go
@@ -45,8 +45,11 @@ func (s *TestPorterGRPCService) ListenAndServe() *grpc.Server {
 	healthServer := health.NewServer()
 	reflection.Register(srv)
 	grpc_health_v1.RegisterHealthServer(srv, healthServer)
-	isrv := &installation.PorterServer{}
-	pGRPC.RegisterPorterBundleServer(srv, isrv)
+	pSvc, err := installation.NewPorterService()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	pGRPC.RegisterPorterBundleServer(srv, pSvc)
 	healthServer.SetServingStatus("test-health", grpc_health_v1.HealthCheckResponse_SERVING)
 
 	go func() {