diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2c4f0d236ecb5e9a9848094a02592e9a7778bcea..a5c020219810bcbd8310651c6b35d9151c8e3f31 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 v0.0.4-0.20210601193829-9a626b0c8a56
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210601203030-66682d6e5941
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210601193549-039f62f2d81a
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.5
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210601193429-3279a7c13c83
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210601193357-717527f3a1ff
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210601202447-1054921961b7
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210601193257-27ba5d088733
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210601193218-658388fcaa81
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210322153248-0c34fe9e7dc2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fed14e39a4536d77a0586f5e99ad92840b0e97fd..b7b9457656c9c1a27a89a00c9901e0c505a8a72a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ 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 v0.0.4-0.20210601193829-9a626b0c8a56 h1:oxPyDoAmIKP+RIKeQNddn6fs4dhbE2hZEeOZy0mOmFE=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210601193829-9a626b0c8a56/go.mod h1:jvqXG88AbUiOfK2YpUHZ9osDKKX/hugjRkQKrTRYuYk=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210601203030-66682d6e5941 h1:nqHZnYaz9x+kbQvD28xaoiD8ckkd3mezDLIhJ9NGcO8=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20210601203030-66682d6e5941/go.mod h1:zI3OyvMry596DpexyzUJvqTi1u4pG3wAnQACfcAu72o=
 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 v0.0.7-0.20210601193549-039f62f2d81a h1:cHfRPUD+jzCurjVbNX6siX0McYBCEKBiK77k9FKGBFU=
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.1/go.mod h1:kNp47yPqja2lHSiS4DddTvFpB/4D9dB2Y
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210601193429-3279a7c13c83 h1:7UHiDBiwnm82nJjOY6dMzREN6O0PKRAOlxb24I5NNVA=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210601193429-3279a7c13c83/go.mod h1:IR/N/4mY6jWLEkWD70WZ7YfzJwk6M2aH55k9M887UlE=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.0-20200805174823-841427dd5023/go.mod h1:owEcxTRl7gsoM8c3RQ5KAm5GstxrJp5tn+6JfQ4z5Hw=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210601193357-717527f3a1ff h1:o7TwGKxiZHYm2n/YIMWg52GHfgtC8IQYqVu3GTHNvB8=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210601193357-717527f3a1ff/go.mod h1:n4nERlH2+QTgSDbJOtqUak6yozPwYyee1slosmQVBTM=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210601202447-1054921961b7 h1:7rtSB+vZOKQYIIpWZ2v9RWMP0XYbzpuxJ+HpGOhd+RU=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210601202447-1054921961b7/go.mod h1:n4nERlH2+QTgSDbJOtqUak6yozPwYyee1slosmQVBTM=
 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 v0.0.5-0.20210601193257-27ba5d088733 h1:GLKTd7Dj8A8JqW6kU/Pch5pU0rxFP5lXp4ROz8nmQhQ=