diff --git a/lib/peer.cjs b/lib/peer.cjs
index a194725..c88151f 100644
--- a/lib/peer.cjs
+++ b/lib/peer.cjs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module.exports = function startPeer() {
   return SecretStack()
     .use(require('secret-stack/plugins/net'))
     .use(require('secret-handshake-ext/secret-stack'))
-    .use(require('ssb-conn'))
+    .use(require('ppppp-net'))
     .use(require('./plugin-hub.cjs'))
     .use(require('./plugin-hub-client.cjs'))
     .call(null, {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module.exports = function startPeer() {
           },
         },
       },
-      conn: {
+      net: {
         autostart: false,
       },
     })
diff --git a/lib/plugin-hub.cjs b/lib/plugin-hub.cjs
index 0ad146f..08a374a 100644
--- a/lib/plugin-hub.cjs
+++ b/lib/plugin-hub.cjs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const bs58 = require('bs58')
 const cat = require('pull-cat')
 const Notify = require('pull-notify')
 const pull = require('pull-stream')
@@ -17,10 +18,22 @@ function ErrorDuplex(message) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {Array<[any, any]>} parsedAddress
+ * @returns {string | undefined}
+ */
+function extractSHSEPubkey(parsedAddress) {
+  for (const [transport, transform] of parsedAddress) {
+    if (transform.name === 'shse') {
+      return bs58.encode(transform.pubkey)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   name: 'hub',
   version: '1.0.0',
-  // needs: ['conn'], // FIXME: uncomment once we re-write conn
+  needs: ['net'],
   manifest: {
     createTunnel: 'duplex',
     ping: 'sync',
@@ -65,14 +78,15 @@ module.exports = {
     const notifyAttendants = Notify()
 
     pull(
-      peer.conn.hub().listen(),
+      peer.net.listen(),
       pull.filter(
         ({ type }) => type === 'connecting-failed' || type === 'disconnected'
       ),
-      pull.filter(({ key }) => !!key && attendants.has(key)),
-      pull.drain(({ key }) => {
-        debug('farewell %s', key)
-        attendants.delete(key)
+      pull.map(({ parsedAddress }) => extractSHSEPubkey(parsedAddress)),
+      pull.filter((pubkey) => !!pubkey && attendants.has(pubkey)),
+      pull.drain((pubkey) => {
+        debug('farewell %s', pubkey)
+        attendants.delete(pubkey)
         notifyAttendants([...attendants.keys()])
       })
     )