diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index afa30ca296702c50e2a89a29a33b162e82701def..84c53bfff905e89c6a78f55d85e8eadfb9bdfb0b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20210614155844-c1e9c23a6ba7
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210614155726-ebcf2d47a527
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210614155654-191473de2702
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210617183321-d5f4fd71033c
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210614155554-8c333814205b
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210608160426-670aab2d82cf
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210617180018-6472489fd418
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/ring v0.0.3-0.20210527191221-ce3f170aabd5
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210525063256-abc453219eb5
 	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index da07989cbd1a88b2e3b4f511e2854deeba998e54..092d8bf4a17ed227dc557220b7e7be54e1213c1b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.1/go.mod h1:kNp47yPqja2lHSiS4DddTvFpB/4D9dB2Y
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210614155726-ebcf2d47a527 h1:kBNAGFy5Ylz7F0K3DmyzuHLf1npBg7a3t4qKvfqPL3Y=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20210614155726-ebcf2d47a527/go.mod h1:nSmBXcw4hkBLFdhu+araAPvf9szCDQF1fpRZ9/BgBec=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.0-20200805174823-841427dd5023/go.mod h1:owEcxTRl7gsoM8c3RQ5KAm5GstxrJp5tn+6JfQ4z5Hw=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210614155654-191473de2702 h1:ydi8FaAjFGfxMcvmIGlvnng491K2uEl3ymALC2Hh8Vw=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210614155654-191473de2702/go.mod h1:ehwxZxcAQHkJjP5BNkwPNK8/o6avUn0j0iDDiu+nMFc=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210617183321-d5f4fd71033c h1:qrdft99RsCaXuMOlMBZaQm6JHySt4M+kGBofUyW/RU8=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20210617183321-d5f4fd71033c/go.mod h1:ehwxZxcAQHkJjP5BNkwPNK8/o6avUn0j0iDDiu+nMFc=
 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 v0.0.5-0.20210614155554-8c333814205b h1:X2Hhg9/IYowxMdI6TTnWj6WW3pnO2vMB/7f4mnu6Muw=
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20210614155554-8c333814205b/go.mod h1:wiaQ
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.0-20200803231956-9b192c57ea7c/go.mod h1:wtdCMr7DPePz9qwctNoAUzZtbOSHSedcK++3Df3psjA=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.0-20200804183002-f99f7a7284da/go.mod h1:OK9xevzWCaPO7b1wiluVJGk7R5ZsuC7pHY5hteZFQug=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.2/go.mod h1:cs0QlFpdMDI6lAo61lDRH2JZz+3aVkHy+QogOB6F/qc=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210608160426-670aab2d82cf h1:4snRmLHx/mgbdMtuXT2ITxyCElgvlOd7bJA1QSx0aI4=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210608160426-670aab2d82cf/go.mod h1:9imZHvYwNFobxueSvVtHneZLk9wTK7HQTzxPm+zhFhE=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210617180018-6472489fd418 h1:F52R0wvFobjkmB8YaPNHZIu0VYqwjesMBCb9T14ygW8=
+gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20210617180018-6472489fd418/go.mod h1:9imZHvYwNFobxueSvVtHneZLk9wTK7HQTzxPm+zhFhE=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/ring v0.0.3-0.20210527191221-ce3f170aabd5 h1:FY+4Rh1Q2rgLyv10aKJjhWApuKRCR/054XhreudfAvw=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/ring v0.0.3-0.20210527191221-ce3f170aabd5/go.mod h1:aLzpP2TiZTQut/PVHR40EJAomzugDdHXetbieRClXIM=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=