diff --git a/packages/cli-ipfs/src/modules/ipfs.ts b/packages/cli-ipfs/src/modules/ipfs.ts
index 7215ff8b..9b90c4a4 100644
--- a/packages/cli-ipfs/src/modules/ipfs.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-ipfs/src/modules/ipfs.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import type { DXNSClient } from '@dxos/cli-dxns';
 
 import { init, install, publish, register, query /*, download */ } from '../handlers';
 
-const IPFS_EXEC = 'ipfs';
-const IPFS_PROCESS_NAME = 'ipfs';
-const IPFS_DEFAULT_LOG_FILE = '/var/log/ipfs.log';
+const IPFS_EXEC = 'kube';
+const IPFS_PROCESS_NAME = 'kube';
+const IPFS_DEFAULT_LOG_FILE = '/var/log/kube.log';
 
 const IPFS_SWARM_CONNECTOR_EXEC = 'node';
 const IPFS_SWARM_CONNECTOR_PROCESS_NAME = 'ipfs-swarm-connect';
diff --git a/packages/cli-ipfs/src/runnable/swarm-connect.ts b/packages/cli-ipfs/src/runnable/swarm-connect.ts
index 17cb27ea..5570be96 100644
--- a/packages/cli-ipfs/src/runnable/swarm-connect.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-ipfs/src/runnable/swarm-connect.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ const OLD_RECORD_CREATED = '2001-01-01';
 
 const LIMIT = 5;
 const TIMEOUT = 10000;
-const SERVICE_EXEC = 'ipfs';
+const SERVICE_EXEC = 'kube';
 const SVC_NAME = 'ipfs-swarm-connect';
 const IPFS_SERVICE_DXN = 'dxos:type/service/ipfs';
 const SERVICE_DXN = 'dxos:type/service';
 
 const connect = (address: string) => {
-  const result = spawnSync(SERVICE_EXEC, ['swarm', 'connect', address]);
+  const result = spawnSync(SERVICE_EXEC, ['ipfs', 'swarm', 'connect', address]);
   const out = String(result.stdout).trim();
   const err = String(result.stderr).trim();
   if (out) {