diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b87fe24c6110a0c44f0ce8655ba66b693b2278bd..ff44d825c890961a44dfe12a7694b2e994c1d7b4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.1
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20200930191214-10e9ac31b228
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211006231929-cc2735ca43a6
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211008202430-a66b4ff44ef6
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211006231624-44434504fff4
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.5
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210920180121-b85bca5212f4
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211006231434-99dd38f025a7
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211008201730-adc33de72c11
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211006222352-8e0ac37b86b0
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210915220237-70cb4551d6f3
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210322153248-0c34fe9e7dc2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8a26961823ef663bdf659afee996b85a513e72b4..1a84bc874207b011f11f7bd879fef1926bd73906 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ github.com/zeebo/pcg v1.0.0 h1:dt+dx+HvX8g7Un32rY9XWoYnd0NmKmrIzpHF7qiTDj0=
 github.com/zeebo/pcg v1.0.0/go.mod h1:09F0S9iiKrwn9rlI5yjLkmrug154/YRW6KnnXVDM/l4=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20200930191214-10e9ac31b228 h1:Gi6rj4mAlK0BJIk1HIzBVMjWNjIUfstrsXC2VqLYPcA=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20200930191214-10e9ac31b228/go.mod h1:H6jztdm0k+wEV2QGK/KYA+MY9nj9Zzatux/qIvDDv3k=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211006231929-cc2735ca43a6 h1:5sXvnO8Fwjl9Z9dwL7TN7lzThXc1AH1c5aA2yZ5FYho=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211006231929-cc2735ca43a6/go.mod h1:b4UEv+pJKEISetP5OHqvCcLw/9MFY3J8rM8saNgpc+Y=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211008202430-a66b4ff44ef6 h1:ZSJ23JkdZGG2gkhpvdVbE/045+MUg94Kn2wIxK7k2Cw=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211008202430-a66b4ff44ef6/go.mod h1:dIEoqVYjVMH0TIufpSCqQMYRJIxXLlIRPWapIjV2Qpk=
 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 v0.0.7-0.20211006231624-44434504fff4 h1:pnEkF6pZ0qwgLRaqBQDhEmo47qNx/H/+uQaqThKQjA8=
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.1/go.mod h1:kNp47yPqja2lHSiS4DddTvFpB/4D9dB2Y
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210920180121-b85bca5212f4 h1:mCJp3JkhqW+WSdd2gxP64FyO+d9ON8XOMmiO1yDaZ14=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210920180121-b85bca5212f4/go.mod h1:mZ/7v6njF+mUGUs83z6tybcGs+GuxpEVPY/lrNLrRqc=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.0-20200805174823-841427dd5023/go.mod h1:owEcxTRl7gsoM8c3RQ5KAm5GstxrJp5tn+6JfQ4z5Hw=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211006231434-99dd38f025a7 h1:gBG1o0AGeCMH2GSOtsHP0z71stPEU+VJCDxO7MnHP/g=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211006231434-99dd38f025a7/go.mod h1:2XscWMj/vanr4eqMiUD7COs1/FPLiEgC5cVoj9VGFl0=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211008201730-adc33de72c11 h1:XmKPJ5HvZDdyKGOZeY/cq15WEDTCSTgNLaiW20B4NHU=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211008201730-adc33de72c11/go.mod h1:2XscWMj/vanr4eqMiUD7COs1/FPLiEgC5cVoj9VGFl0=
 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 v0.0.5-0.20211006222352-8e0ac37b86b0 h1:h4hDGHbg73ykM5KAcamTd1bHf8drVuE30cywRKl0x8E=