diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index f195ab44f..52fde977a 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "seed": "cross-env TZ=UTC NODE_ENV=development ts-node -r tsconfig-paths/register src/seeds/index.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@hyperswarm/dht": "^5.0.25",
     "@types/jest": "^27.0.2",
     "@types/lodash.clonedeep": "^4.5.6",
     "apollo-log": "^1.1.0",