diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ecf7fbcc3d9734df3fdb772bb1b55bb6262d6b8b..adf52c7b6d16e57dbcfd06c25ff42aff663348a0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.0
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210920180253-ccb973aa0d5f
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210921005738-a629f4a7b141
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210920180151-6c9b84bae372
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210920180109-3165d9d2d329
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210920180047-4dd4aed4a942
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d56d00c174f8c6892f1bc0b91f3f550bdc487b84..fb493afdfa3db962294e89b28752127719eeb5d2 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 v0.0.4-0.20210920180253-ccb973aa0d5f h1:q4o74xC7WW99dcan50mWH5O7Og1EYQgaYMBchxYzVc0=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210920180253-ccb973aa0d5f/go.mod h1:puxrnjwF65LpOXhPNZfAv52zsdRI2WURKFKOCBYz6iQ=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210921005738-a629f4a7b141 h1:wn7DH5ynJxu9QRadxXnXeMttTOuFS3mSeAkXgYMbSZo=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210921005738-a629f4a7b141/go.mod h1:puxrnjwF65LpOXhPNZfAv52zsdRI2WURKFKOCBYz6iQ=
 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=