diff --git a/app/dashboard/utils.py b/app/dashboard/utils.py
index c76258232a4..da1c27314bb 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/utils.py
+++ b/app/dashboard/utils.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
-import ipfsapi
+import ipfshttpclient
 import requests
 from app.utils import sync_profile
 from dashboard.helpers import UnsupportedSchemaException, normalize_url, process_bounty_changes, process_bounty_details
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 from eth_utils import to_checksum_address
 from gas.utils import conf_time_spread, eth_usd_conv_rate, gas_advisories, recommend_min_gas_price_to_confirm_in_time
 from hexbytes import HexBytes
-from ipfsapi.exceptions import CommunicationError
+from ipfshttpclient.exceptions import CommunicationError
 from web3 import HTTPProvider, Web3, WebsocketProvider
 from web3.exceptions import BadFunctionCallOutput
 from web3.middleware import geth_poa_middleware
@@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ def get_ipfs(host=None, port=settings.IPFS_API_PORT):
             communication error with IPFS.
 
     Returns:
-        ipfsapi.client.Client: The IPFS connection client.
+        ipfshttpclient.client.Client: The IPFS connection client.
 
     """
     if host is None:
         host = f'https://{settings.IPFS_HOST}'
 
     try:
-        return ipfsapi.connect(host, port)
+        return ipfshttpclient.connect(host, port)
     except CommunicationError as e:
         logger.exception(e)
         raise IPFSCantConnectException('Failed while attempt to connect to IPFS')
diff --git a/app/kudos/utils.py b/app/kudos/utils.py
index 87dc2392c99..f240221a903 100644
--- a/app/kudos/utils.py
+++ b/app/kudos/utils.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
-import ipfsapi
+import ipfshttpclient
 from dashboard.utils import get_web3
 from eth_utils import to_checksum_address
 from git.utils import get_emails_master
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def __init__(self, network='localhost', sockets=False):
         self._w3 = get_web3(self.network, sockets=sockets)
 
         host = f'{settings.IPFS_API_SCHEME}://{settings.IPFS_HOST}'
-        self._ipfs = ipfsapi.connect(host=host, port=settings.IPFS_API_PORT)
+        self._ipfs = ipfshttpclient.connect(host=host, port=settings.IPFS_API_PORT)
         self._contract = self._get_contract()
 
         self.address = self._get_contract_address()
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 0c6523c6851..d5242c94e94 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ cytoolz==0.9.0
 boto==2.49.0
 google-api-python-client
 django-environ==0.4.5
-ipfsapi
+ipfshttpclient
 eth-utils==1.4.1
 jsondiff==1.1.1
 social-auth-app-django==2.1.0