diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7a40b6126a60a7ea4434afce78f3533b906177af..579b58c8d191d28ea8b3d3ddb1253652227180c2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 // indirect
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210923193811-eff1796c4f06
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210929221338-7bca5799cbe8
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210920180151-6c9b84bae372
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210921011654-3b73a40ed3d6
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210920180047-4dd4aed4a942
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b9da42c4cda55dc517cef292bf85f6c7a2959b70..bf0b096e44da164361ed54499cc440f0a0324066 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ github.com/zeebo/pcg v0.0.0-20181207190024-3cdc6b625a05/go.mod h1:Gr+78ptB0MwXxm
 github.com/zeebo/pcg v1.0.0 h1:dt+dx+HvX8g7Un32rY9XWoYnd0NmKmrIzpHF7qiTDj0=
 github.com/zeebo/pcg v1.0.0/go.mod h1:09F0S9iiKrwn9rlI5yjLkmrug154/YRW6KnnXVDM/l4=
 github.com/zenazn/goji v0.9.0/go.mod h1:7S9M489iMyHBNxwZnk9/EHS098H4/F6TATF2mIxtB1Q=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210923193811-eff1796c4f06 h1:/eravscU36XKXmGdPfDTNNNgjc1eEhsRwwbir43SS64=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210923193811-eff1796c4f06/go.mod h1:h41+FHc9zlQGveEao3aw8VSfzyOPecEhhUIadUsW1C8=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210929221338-7bca5799cbe8 h1:QOmtXPYunIdx1EsvKL3ecPKBnIHocP2L9o8C0unocv8=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210929221338-7bca5799cbe8/go.mod h1:h41+FHc9zlQGveEao3aw8VSfzyOPecEhhUIadUsW1C8=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.0-20200804182833-984246dea2c4/go.mod h1:ucm9SFKJo+K0N2GwRRpaNr+tKXMIOVWzmyUD0SbOu2c=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.3/go.mod h1:ZNgBOblhYToR4m8tj4cMvJ9UsJAUKq+p0gCp07WQmhA=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210920180151-6c9b84bae372 h1:W5Ax+cwqOOcsVegaMLvsFJ/Cs24a4Wyhp5UHFwvMQxo=