diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/default.rb
index 2245c10..12cd463 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/default.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ unless node.chef_environment == "development"
     protocol :tcp
     command  :allow
   end
+  firewall_rule 'ipfs_swarm_p2p' do
+    port     4001
+    protocol :tcp
+    command  :allow
+  end
 end
 
 include_recipe "kosmos-nodejs"