diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3bd95d0..a1831cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: 'yarn'
-      - run: yarn --immutable --immutable-cache
+      - run: yarn --immutable --immutable-cache --ignore-engines
       - run: yarn
       - run: yarn ${{ matrix.step }}
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3debc3c..471c2dd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-bullseye-slim AS builder
 # Build
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
-RUN yarn && yarn build
+RUN yarn --ignore-engines && yarn build
 RUN rm-rf node_modules & yarn install --force 
 
 # Runtime
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e2c3bd9..278b929 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/ar-io/arns-resolver"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ar.io/sdk": "^2.0.0",
+    "@ar.io/sdk": "^2.0.2",
+    "@permaweb/aoconnect": "^0.0.56",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index ce6dce8..2457e9f 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -43,3 +43,10 @@ export const ARNS_CACHE_PATH = env.varOrDefault(
   './data/arns',
 );
 export const PORT = +env.varOrDefault('PORT', '6000');
+
+// AO
+
+export const AO_MU_URL = env.varOrUndefined('AO_MU_URL');
+export const AO_CU_URL = env.varOrUndefined('AO_CU_URL');
+export const AO_GRAPHQL_URL = env.varOrUndefined('AO_GRAPHQL_URL');
+export const AO_GATEWAY_URL = env.varOrUndefined('AO_GATEWAY_URL');
diff --git a/src/system.ts b/src/system.ts
index eac845d..0070f3a 100644
--- a/src/system.ts
+++ b/src/system.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 import {
   ANT,
   ANTRecord,
+  AOProcess,
   AoIORead,
   IO,
   ProcessId,
   fetchAllArNSRecords,
   isLeasedArNSRecord,
 } from '@ar.io/sdk/node';
+import { connect } from '@permaweb/aoconnect';
 import pLimit from 'p-limit';
 
 import { LmdbKVStore } from './cache/lmdb-kv-store.js';
@@ -36,7 +38,16 @@ let evaluationInProgress = false;
 export const getLastEvaluatedTimestamp = () => lastEvaluationTimestamp;
 export const isEvaluationInProgress = () => evaluationInProgress;
 export const contract: AoIORead = IO.init({
-  processId: config.IO_PROCESS_ID,
+  process: new AOProcess({
+    processId: config.IO_PROCESS_ID,
+    ao: connect({
+      // @permaweb/aoconnect defaults will be used if these are not provided
+      MU_URL: config.AO_MU_URL,
+      CU_URL: config.AO_CU_URL,
+      GRAPHQL_URL: config.AO_GATEWAY_URL,
+      GATEWAY_URL: config.AO_GATEWAY_URL,
+    }),
+  }),
 });
 
 // TODO: this could be done using any KV store - or in memory. For now, we are using LMDB for persistence.
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 822ec70..4282a2d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
     call-me-maybe "^1.0.1"
     js-yaml "^4.1.0"
 
-"@ar.io/sdk@^2.0.0":
-  version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ar.io/sdk/-/sdk-2.0.0.tgz#8725d1ece71b19dd7bfe44e846190bd458164206"
-  integrity sha512-at40lht1K6BOegoHoTezgL3z8y+Wj3VTEHMjNcoAywAV4R5l69xOTkJqEDL1uyLahspmxYGgX7rf50XFaVxMOw==
+"@ar.io/sdk@^2.0.2":
+  version "2.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ar.io/sdk/-/sdk-2.0.2.tgz#64aa7c4e6b30bbe36d7cc7d450f32d100ee731b3"
+  integrity sha512-DGSHo9Bf90Pe2m4lBEJPFuUageAaoO+nA42nhGJ2vCn6dKVM/y3aSqCJ+H5enHjidx0H1MmsgysiBQGEBElMHg==
   dependencies:
     "@permaweb/aoconnect" "^0.0.55"
     arbundles "0.11.0"
@@ -1298,6 +1298,20 @@
     warp-arbundles "^1.0.4"
     zod "^3.22.4"
 
+"@permaweb/aoconnect@^0.0.56":
+  version "0.0.56"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@permaweb/aoconnect/-/aoconnect-0.0.56.tgz#28dcf1a094a2b1c1cbaa246d63eeb08a5a0c7269"
+  integrity sha512-Eu4AC1KeX2EOIS9ihWkwPJs7rK+/+XV43QwOJ9DCQAu6EhjanlT3UfV2wSpGiFK/dT/B1YsQyTcxNrmQaXn81g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@permaweb/ao-scheduler-utils" "~0.0.16"
+    buffer "^6.0.3"
+    debug "^4.3.4"
+    hyper-async "^1.1.2"
+    mnemonist "^0.39.8"
+    ramda "^0.29.1"
+    warp-arbundles "^1.0.4"
+    zod "^3.22.4"
+
 "@randlabs/communication-bridge@1.0.1":
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@randlabs/communication-bridge/-/communication-bridge-1.0.1.tgz#d1ecfc29157afcbb0ca2d73122d67905eecb5bf3"