diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/SimpleGUN.ts b/services/gunDB/contact-api/SimpleGUN.ts
index d9270915..3c98b025 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/SimpleGUN.ts
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/SimpleGUN.ts
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ export interface Soul {
   put: Primitive | null | object | undefined
 }
 
-export interface GUNNode {
+export interface GUNNodeBase {
   _: Soul
-  get(key: string): GUNNode
+
   map(): GUNNode
-  put(data: ValidDataValue | GUNNode, cb?: Callback): GUNNode
+
   on(this: GUNNode, cb: Listener): void
   once(this: GUNNode, cb?: Listener): GUNNode
-  set(data: ValidDataValue | GUNNode, cb?: Callback): GUNNode
+
   off(): void
   user(): UserGUNNode
   user(epub: string): GUNNode
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ export interface GUNNode {
   then<T>(cb: (v: ListenerData) => T): Promise<ListenerData>
 }
 
+export interface GUNNode extends GUNNodeBase {
+  get(key: string): GUNNode
+  put(data: ValidDataValue | GUNNode, cb?: Callback): GUNNode
+  set(data: ValidDataValue | GUNNode, cb?: Callback): GUNNode
+}
+
 export interface CreateAck {
   pub: string | undefined
   err: string | undefined
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/PGUNNode.ts b/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/PGUNNode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c74b0e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/PGUNNode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/** @format */
+import { GUNNode, GUNNodeBase, ValidDataValue } from '../SimpleGUN'
+
+export interface PGUNNode extends GUNNodeBase {
+  get(key: string): PGUNNode
+  put(data: ValidDataValue | GUNNode): Promise<void>
+  set(data: ValidDataValue | GUNNode): Promise<void>
+}
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/index.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/index.js
index 9993f137..b9121093 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/index.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/index.js
@@ -291,5 +291,6 @@ module.exports = {
   recipientToOutgoingID,
   reqWasAccepted,
   currHandshakeAddress,
-  tryAndWait
+  tryAndWait,
+  promisifyGunNode: require('./promisifygun')
 }
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/promisifygun.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/promisifygun.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc045f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/utils/promisifygun.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/**
+ * @format
+ * @typedef {import("../SimpleGUN").ValidDataValue} ValidDataValue
+ * @typedef {import('../SimpleGUN').GUNNode} GUNNode
+ * @typedef {import('./PGUNNode').PGUNNode} PGUNNode
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @param {GUNNode} node
+ * @returns {PGUNNode}
+ */
+const promisify = node => {
+  const oldPut = node.put.bind(node)
+  const oldSet = node.set.bind(node)
+  const oldGet = node.get.bind(node)
+
+  const _pnode = /** @type {unknown} */ (node)
+  const pnode = /** @type {PGUNNode} */ (_pnode)
+
+  pnode.put = data =>
+    new Promise((res, rej) => {
+      oldPut(data, ack => {
+        if (ack.err) {
+          rej(new Error(ack.err))
+        } else {
+          res()
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+  pnode.set = data =>
+    new Promise((res, rej) => {
+      oldSet(data, ack => {
+        if (ack.err) {
+          rej(new Error(ack.err))
+        } else {
+          res()
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+  pnode.get = key => promisify(oldGet(key))
+
+  return pnode
+}
+
+module.exports = promisify