diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-datserver b/src/freedombone-app-datserver
index 3b760870..5b57a583 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-datserver
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-datserver
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ SHOW_ON_ABOUT=0
 DATSERVER_DOMAIN_NAME=
 DATSERVER_CODE=
 DATSERVER_DAT_VERSION='13.10.0'
+DATSERVER_HYPERCORED_VERSION='1.4.1'
 DATSERVER_DIRECTORY=/etc/datserver
 
 datserver_variables=(MY_USERNAME)
@@ -158,14 +159,22 @@ function configure_interactive_datserver {
 
 function upgrade_datserver {
     CURR_DATSERVER_DAT_VERSION=$(get_completion_param "datserver version")
-    if [[ "$CURR_DATSERVER_DAT_VERSION" == "$DATSERVER_DAT_VERSION" ]]; then
-        return
+    if [[ "$CURR_DATSERVER_DAT_VERSION" != "$DATSERVER_DAT_VERSION" ]]; then
+
+        if npm update -g dat@$DATSERVER_DAT_VERSION; then
+            set_completion_param "datserver version" "$DATSERVER_DAT_VERSION"
+        fi
+        chown -R datserver:datserver "$DATSERVER_DIRECTORY"
     fi
 
-    if npm update -g dat@$DATSERVER_DAT_VERSION; then
-        set_completion_param "datserver version" "$DATSERVER_DAT_VERSION"
+    CURR_DATSERVER_HYPERCORED_VERSION=$(get_completion_param "datserver hypercored version")
+    if [[ "$CURR_DATSERVER_HYPERCORED_VERSION" != "$DATSERVER_HYPERCORED_VERSION" ]]; then
+
+        if npm update -g hypercored@$DATSERVER_HYPERCORED_VERSION; then
+            set_completion_param "datserver hypercored version" "$DATSERVER_HYPERCORED_VERSION"
+        fi
+        chown -R datserver:datserver "$DATSERVER_DIRECTORY"
     fi
-    chown -R datserver:datserver "$DATSERVER_DIRECTORY"
 }
 
 function backup_local_datserver {
@@ -243,6 +252,7 @@ function remove_datserver {
     fi
     userdel -r datserver
     npm uninstall -g dat
+    npm uninstall -g hypercored
 
     remove_nodejs datserver
 
@@ -270,7 +280,13 @@ function install_datserver {
         exit 156835
     fi
 
+    if ! npm install -g hypercored@$DATSERVER_HYPERCORED_VERSION; then
+        echo $'hypercored was not installed'
+        exit 4635439
+    fi
+
     set_completion_param "datserver version" "$DATSERVER_DAT_VERSION"
+    set_completion_param "datserver hypercored version" "$DATSERVER_HYPERCORED_VERSION"
 
     if [ -d $DATSERVER_DIRECTORY ]; then
         rm -rf $DATSERVER_DIRECTORY