diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3e416b7d01..de46880715 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/libp2p/go-cidranger v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-flow-metrics v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-nat v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-netroute v0.2.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f77176080a..79317ad4ea 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@ github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.27.0/go.mod h1:FAvvfQa/YOShUYdiSS03IR9OXzkcJXwcNA
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.3.0 h1:gMDcMyYiZKkocGXDQ5nsUQyquC9+H+iLEQHwOCZ7s8s=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.3.0/go.mod h1:B1mcOrKUE35Xq/ASTmQ4tN3LNzVVaMNmq2NACuqyB9w=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-testing v0.12.0 h1:EPvBb4kKMWO29qP4mZGyhVzUyR25dvfUIK5WDu6iPUA=
+github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.7.0 h1:BDhFZdlk5tbr0oyFq/xv/NPGfjbnrsDam1EvutpBDbY=
+github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.7.0/go.mod h1:rW8ThnRcYWft/Jb2jeORBmPd6xuG3dGxWN/W168L9EU=
 github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.3.0 h1:mf3Z8B1xcFN314sWX+2vOTShIE0Mmn2TXn3YCUQGNj0=
 github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.3.0/go.mod h1:nyRM819GmVaF9LX3l03RMh10QdOroF++NBbxAb0mmDM=
 github.com/libp2p/go-nat v0.1.0 h1:MfVsH6DLcpa04Xr+p8hmVRG4juse0s3J8HyNWYHffXg=
diff --git a/node/engine/messageservice/p2p-message-service/service.go b/node/engine/messageservice/p2p-message-service/service.go
index d3ac23a07d..51aed2490c 100644
--- a/node/engine/messageservice/p2p-message-service/service.go
+++ b/node/engine/messageservice/p2p-message-service/service.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peerstore"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/protocol"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/discovery/mdns"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/muxer/mplex"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/transport/tcp"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/transport/websocket"
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func NewMessageService(ip string, tcpPort int, wsPort int, me types.Address, pk
 		libp2p.Transport(tcp.NewTCPTransport),
 		libp2p.Transport(websocket.New),
 		// libp2p.NoSecurity, // Use default security options (Noise + TLS)
-		libp2p.DefaultMuxers,
+		libp2p.Muxer(mplex.ID, mplex.DefaultTransport),
 	}
 	host, err := libp2p.New(options...)
 	if err != nil {