diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6ff987462c2d1bbea6f990357e8b2418317862f6..cbd3b4f84c2ecda77836cd87f631d34326485e8e 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 v0.0.4-0.20210921011907-2be8c9faa4d8
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210923193811-eff1796c4f06
 	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 6aa707c816ffd590995cf55d5a56d64c1faaca1f..811e5c87ec25d3606cc5c1717155751d99d76db7 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 v0.0.4-0.20210921011907-2be8c9faa4d8 h1:MqVGu0ADBHMw7rfiSJTG4PRlGk8c8N6GLY1CwJwC3Dk=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210921011907-2be8c9faa4d8/go.mod h1:h41+FHc9zlQGveEao3aw8VSfzyOPecEhhUIadUsW1C8=
+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/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=