diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 745e14f8604de97de58b4f7442588b0d5175e687..f15b9618189d475c337625d17e41fd3459d0812c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.12.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20211222005329-7d931ceead6f
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221028214815-365171b3cb36
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221102210657-f85242271bc7
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20221028214442-29091a3c04b1
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.2.1
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20221025020430-f5d2eb330fbc
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20221027213956-c8a8cf68ee4f
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20221102210438-d737fde4aab1
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20221025020316-517fa8f91d2c
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20221025020003-cbec15a71b8f
 	go.uber.org/ratelimit v0.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8bd0da9fd713fcdc3fa1c9f1b26bb121470bb719..bf545d8421094a07c36a0b58755bf280e0bc762e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -631,8 +631,8 @@ github.com/zeebo/pcg v1.0.1 h1:lyqfGeWiv4ahac6ttHs+I5hwtH/+1mrhlCtVNQM2kHo=
 github.com/zeebo/pcg v1.0.1/go.mod h1:09F0S9iiKrwn9rlI5yjLkmrug154/YRW6KnnXVDM/l4=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20211222005329-7d931ceead6f h1:yXGvNBqzZwAhDYlSnxPRbgor6JWoOt1Z7s3z1O9JR40=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20211222005329-7d931ceead6f/go.mod h1:H6jztdm0k+wEV2QGK/KYA+MY9nj9Zzatux/qIvDDv3k=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221028214815-365171b3cb36 h1:ej6jwRfVHCLce0DscCfvxLNxY3YY5O7SUcsppYuJ3Jw=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221028214815-365171b3cb36/go.mod h1:GdU1wB0oM2A0nnN+yL09/o6vifoBBmlMggjDbzJG+Ck=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221102210657-f85242271bc7 h1:o3D1XyDERlzEXfvqDgo921uiZBjupQB4hBeVgoJF6CQ=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221102210657-f85242271bc7/go.mod h1:lEMvH8MdjOf5MigMiJnU9io3jQwx3yV5/8ku+QFkf/I=
 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 v0.0.7-0.20221028214442-29091a3c04b1 h1:a4hhtw6ZUQD1iCSJepvCTrjn0LQtcrwtxLWl8TQm72k=
@@ -646,8 +646,8 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.1/go.mod h1:kNp47yPqja2lHSiS4DddTvFpB/4D9dB2Y
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20221025020430-f5d2eb330fbc h1:o/qBYkVm9hBCgsA01y/8iwZN9z2ODC8jVrPQF2ZB1I0=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20221025020430-f5d2eb330fbc/go.mod h1:2JdloMJCUyXaaGcIJ4ogKrjlI48Nop0Zuzkk3edhIZU=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.0-20200805174823-841427dd5023/go.mod h1:owEcxTRl7gsoM8c3RQ5KAm5GstxrJp5tn+6JfQ4z5Hw=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20221027213956-c8a8cf68ee4f h1:gwhm0a9S9wk5M79Z99xiVu5XAQu9JDe3Vb1jjru+Hd4=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20221027213956-c8a8cf68ee4f/go.mod h1:/RX6ZuRlQQL0IVnMdkgsS9RyXkVeNJcBDpAeEPUZqA4=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20221102210438-d737fde4aab1 h1:d80Y0L/3qXblytsoveVz0kL2ZkaGJ3AOBZgyzThzrvs=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20221102210438-d737fde4aab1/go.mod h1:/RX6ZuRlQQL0IVnMdkgsS9RyXkVeNJcBDpAeEPUZqA4=
 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 v0.0.5-0.20221025020316-517fa8f91d2c h1:MR2dwUhl3BFZRNkvd+UP1Ymiu+pxbAv5wk6OIsOXKvU=