diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a03fe45ea081d95a5abbd70b56ec08a131271b5f..d123e7b3fef85a2abf009f3b3b67a72eabbd8daa 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ 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 v0.0.4-0.20211202005321-fc955f62958e
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211202005218-64b0b94b8a02
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211201234554-509121aa9654
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211202201624-2921e9475e8d
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211202201519-0fbe24cb7f1c
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211202195810-9dfc0b6cdb28
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211014163843-57b345890686
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20211014163031-53405cf191fb
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210525063256-abc453219eb5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 237ae79a28881bc8bed876aa8c86f80709a0d659..6c61f68a265f334ec5d7444124ddd85577aeb368 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -381,12 +381,12 @@ 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 v0.0.4-0.20211202005321-fc955f62958e h1:dq2LW9Ls1LNqDgswa78pNRImbSlDxmE6rKMGT0YYqA0=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211202005321-fc955f62958e/go.mod h1:MLKt4/XK4Y6ie76lzBUBfuF0lFrVqkT7q8aOuaWWTTQ=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211202201624-2921e9475e8d h1:GeDe5T0RWeKAnwhS0wRASEWEYtwEtQNOKFfrR//p6pE=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211202201624-2921e9475e8d/go.mod h1:Duc4bfizNRWQlmOIQY198Nm+SPDBWroF4AHCEpQXFUw=
 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 v0.0.7-0.20211202005218-64b0b94b8a02 h1:zkoiltG9FhMK+9pBppEJG+uMLgVBlQCYRafN+lbNTQs=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211202005218-64b0b94b8a02/go.mod h1:58ZxWaMzTmgP6gWkiGSXVL8qIw5cnVAdlgIpbZ/olMU=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211202201519-0fbe24cb7f1c h1:0rYVebZGkSiMf9vfg0RyUVgJJ36QdnLhdo+9c8wAhrQ=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211202201519-0fbe24cb7f1c/go.mod h1:58ZxWaMzTmgP6gWkiGSXVL8qIw5cnVAdlgIpbZ/olMU=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.0-20200731184040-494269b53b4d/go.mod h1:OQgUZq7SjnE0b+8+iIAT2eqQF+2IFHn73tOo+aV11mg=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.0-20200804170709-a1896d262cd9/go.mod h1:p0VelQda72OzoUckr1O+vPW0AiFe0nyKQ6gYcmFSuF8=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.0-20200804182913-788f47bded40/go.mod h1:tzdFFvb1ESmuTCOl1z6+yf6oAICDxH2NPUemVgoNLxc=
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.1/go.mod h1:kNp47yPqja2lHSiS4DddTvFpB/4D9dB2Y
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211111194525-20889b10db75 h1:LQ9EmPJvm7T6WxwNltjnYKLF0QSYCrS+hyteb8Dfttk=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211111194525-20889b10db75/go.mod h1:zZy8AlOISFm5IG4G4sylypnz7xNBfZ5mpXiibqJT8+8=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.0-20200805174823-841427dd5023/go.mod h1:owEcxTRl7gsoM8c3RQ5KAm5GstxrJp5tn+6JfQ4z5Hw=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211201234554-509121aa9654 h1:ETX91+m5H+fBpC+nP320H9QqIwd7JcNqozt9RvQ6yyI=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211201234554-509121aa9654/go.mod h1:wR9Vx0KZLrIs0g2Efcp0UwFPStjcDRWkg/DJLVQI2vw=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211202195810-9dfc0b6cdb28 h1:CEZJfCiV6F6GQnWiYqoEjlzL2KpLipRy/ccV2smgf0E=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211202195810-9dfc0b6cdb28/go.mod h1:wR9Vx0KZLrIs0g2Efcp0UwFPStjcDRWkg/DJLVQI2vw=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.3/go.mod h1:DF2HYvvCw9wkBybXcXAgQMzX+MiGbFPjwt3t17VRqRE=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.4/go.mod h1:+lcQEy+Th4eswFgQDwT0EXKp4AXrlubxalwQFH5O0Mk=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211014163843-57b345890686 h1:mEjKISxi9LrguYgz6evroFwsfxH78/hYmr32yws+WV0=