diff --git a/config/env/common.js b/config/env/common.js
index e67decb..cb42e65 100644
--- a/config/env/common.js
+++ b/config/env/common.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 /*
   This file is used to store unsecure, application-specific data common to all
   environments.
+
+  Additional Environent Variables:
+  - CONNECT_PREF: should have a value of 'cr' (default), or 'direct'. This is
+    used by helia-coord to select a connection preference between peers. Servers
+    with an ip4 or ip6 address should use 'direct'.
 */
 
 /* eslint  no-unneeded-ternary:0 */
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 536a29b..fa8ae4e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         "datastore-fs": "9.1.6",
         "glob": "7.1.6",
         "helia": "2.1.0",
-        "helia-coord": "1.4.3",
+        "helia-coord": "1.5.1",
         "jsonrpc-lite": "2.2.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "8.5.1",
         "jwt-bch-lib": "1.3.0",
@@ -7306,16 +7306,16 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/helia-coord": {
-      "version": "1.4.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helia-coord/-/helia-coord-1.4.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZSWASgaZhql8dFzdiL3ChPMkOxylNNP9C7ZivO2RNADWzvGM0iEIUU9yMj1WpTnVkGlNIKtkcBe36oJVz/qiEQ==",
+      "version": "1.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helia-coord/-/helia-coord-1.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BSJcDnrtmrLjk8Weog+SzfUpJmIuNAqXC0M22VtiYifxpGxrimZ1c8fIPZHQDACsEaw9ndta6sB7pSUbmYTugQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@chris.troutner/retry-queue": "1.0.8",
         "bch-encrypt-lib": "2.1.1",
         "uuid": "9.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "libp2p": ">0.46.14"
+        "libp2p": ">=1.2.1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/helia-coord/node_modules/uuid": {
@@ -24295,9 +24295,9 @@
       }
     },
     "helia-coord": {
-      "version": "1.4.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helia-coord/-/helia-coord-1.4.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZSWASgaZhql8dFzdiL3ChPMkOxylNNP9C7ZivO2RNADWzvGM0iEIUU9yMj1WpTnVkGlNIKtkcBe36oJVz/qiEQ==",
+      "version": "1.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helia-coord/-/helia-coord-1.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BSJcDnrtmrLjk8Weog+SzfUpJmIuNAqXC0M22VtiYifxpGxrimZ1c8fIPZHQDACsEaw9ndta6sB7pSUbmYTugQ==",
       "requires": {
         "@chris.troutner/retry-queue": "1.0.8",
         "bch-encrypt-lib": "2.1.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b133f9f..88b1185 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "datastore-fs": "9.1.6",
     "glob": "7.1.6",
     "helia": "2.1.0",
-    "helia-coord": "1.4.3",
+    "helia-coord": "1.5.1",
     "jsonrpc-lite": "2.2.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "8.5.1",
     "jwt-bch-lib": "1.3.0",
diff --git a/src/adapters/ipfs/ipfs.js b/src/adapters/ipfs/ipfs.js
index 69adc1e..bcdfac9 100644
--- a/src/adapters/ipfs/ipfs.js
+++ b/src/adapters/ipfs/ipfs.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class IpfsAdapter {
       try {
         peerId = await chain.exportPeerId('myKey')
       } catch (err) {
-        await chain.createKey('myKey', 'RSA', 4096)
+        await chain.createKey('myKey', 'Ed25519', 4096)
         peerId = await chain.exportPeerId('myKey')
       }