diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7c78125..f0d636b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8677,9 +8677,9 @@
       }
     },
     "ipfs-coord": {
-      "version": "3.0.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipfs-coord/-/ipfs-coord-3.0.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-EP1wo8vskjcXoDAr+YQuXT8ZYmw85UF91/bHL6mbu+sIvwmIrP/7ie6WmWD+XxX9FL19h6udevOvW/TCFyIx+w==",
+      "version": "3.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipfs-coord/-/ipfs-coord-3.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OmAhpoHTmQUxFhR5Z6Cl5SnN/2PrHLD+OtGR6ffyIowMzFeCK9/cmj/0FSOLAtNBEOg0vi4F6lc3HM82cnbhnw==",
       "requires": {
         "bch-encrypt-lib": "^2.0.0",
         "orbit-db": "^0.26.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 398116c..574f0cd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
     "glob": "^7.1.6",
     "ipfs": "^0.54.4",
-    "ipfs-coord": "^3.0.9",
+    "ipfs-coord": "^3.2.0",
     "jsonrpc-lite": "^2.2.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "kcors": "^2.2.2",
diff --git a/src/lib/ipfs.js b/src/lib/ipfs.js
index 45608ad..3b87836 100644
--- a/src/lib/ipfs.js
+++ b/src/lib/ipfs.js
@@ -31,13 +31,24 @@ class IPFSLib {
   // This is a 'macro' start method. It kicks off several smaller methods that
   // start the various subcomponents of this IPFS library.
   async start () {
-    await this.startIpfs()
-    await this.startIpfsCoord()
+    try {
+      await this.startIpfs()
+      await this.startIpfsCoord()
 
-    // Update the RPC instance with the instance of ipfs-coord.
-    this.rpc.ipfsCoord = this.ipfsCoord
+      // Update the RPC instance with the instance of ipfs-coord.
+      this.rpc.ipfsCoord = this.ipfsCoord
 
-    console.log('IPFS is ready.')
+      console.log('IPFS is ready.')
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Error trying to start IPFS: ', err)
+
+      // Added the exit() call because this app has been observed crashing due
+      // to out-of-memory errors. IPFS is a memory hog. It then can't automatically
+      // restart due to an IPFS lock-file error. Exiting the app will give a
+      // process management like pm2 or systemd to successfully restart the app.
+      console.log('Shutting down app. Hopefully pm2 can restart it!')
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
   }
 
   async startIpfs () {
@@ -70,7 +81,9 @@ class IPFSLib {
       await this.ipfs.config.profiles.apply('server')
 
       const nodeConfig = await this.ipfs.config.getAll()
-      console.log(`IPFS node configuration: ${JSON.stringify(nodeConfig, null, 2)}`)
+      console.log(
+        `IPFS node configuration: ${JSON.stringify(nodeConfig, null, 2)}`
+      )
     } catch (err) {
       console.error('Error in startIpfs()')
       throw err