diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 88f0acc..93ed2d9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         "@libp2p/identify": "3.0.18",
         "@libp2p/keychain": "5.0.14",
         "@libp2p/logger": "5.1.8",
+        "@libp2p/ping": "2.0.18",
         "@libp2p/tcp": "10.0.19",
         "@libp2p/webrtc": "5.1.0",
         "@libp2p/websockets": "9.1.5",
@@ -15595,6 +15596,7 @@
       "resolved": "http://94.130.170.209:4873/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-1.0.4.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-vVqVZQyf3WLx2Shd0qJ9xuvqgAyKPLAiqITEtqW0oIUjzo3PePDd6fW9iFz30ef7Ysp/oiWqbhszeGWW2T6Gzw==",
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "mkdirp": "bin/cmd.js"
       },
@@ -24877,6 +24879,7 @@
       "resolved": "http://94.130.170.209:4873/write-file-atomic/-/write-file-atomic-4.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-7KxauUdBmSdWnmpaGFg+ppNjKF8uNLry8LyzjauQDOVONfFLNKrKvQOxZ/VuTIcS/gge/YNahf5RIIQWTSarlg==",
       "license": "ISC",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "imurmurhash": "^0.1.4",
         "signal-exit": "^3.0.7"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dbe86fd..bf4c405 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "@libp2p/identify": "3.0.18",
     "@libp2p/keychain": "5.0.14",
     "@libp2p/logger": "5.1.8",
+    "@libp2p/ping": "2.0.18",
     "@libp2p/tcp": "10.0.19",
     "@libp2p/webrtc": "5.1.0",
     "@libp2p/websockets": "9.1.5",
diff --git a/src/adapters/ipfs/ipfs.js b/src/adapters/ipfs/ipfs.js
index a0aafec..17c9237 100644
--- a/src/adapters/ipfs/ipfs.js
+++ b/src/adapters/ipfs/ipfs.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { keychain } from '@libp2p/keychain'
 import { unixfs } from '@helia/unixfs'
 import { generateKeyPairFromSeed } from '@libp2p/crypto/keys'
 import crypto from 'crypto'
+import { ping } from '@libp2p/ping'
 
 // Local libraries
 import config from '../../../config/index.js'
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ class IpfsAdapter {
       // Configure services
       const services = {
         identify: identify(),
-        pubsub: gossipsub({ allowPublishToZeroTopicPeers: true })
+        pubsub: gossipsub({ allowPublishToZeroTopicPeers: true }),
+        ping: ping()
       }
       if (this.config.isCircuitRelay) {
         console.log('Helia (IPFS) node IS configured as Circuit Relay')
@@ -167,7 +169,8 @@ class IpfsAdapter {
             '/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0',
             `/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/${this.config.ipfsTcpPort}`,
             `/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/${this.config.ipfsWsPort}/ws`,
-            '/webrtc'
+            '/webrtc',
+            '/p2p-circuit'
           ]
         },
         transports,