diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 89a054bf9..fafcb7ea6 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -501,13 +501,14 @@ returns an empty object if it is valid otherwise an array with error
 
 #### Parameters
 
-| name       | type   | required | description                                       |
-| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
-| command    | string | v        | command name                                      |
-| node       | string |          | if not present it means current node              |
-| id         | string | v        | document id or did                                |
-| chainId    | number | v        | chain id of network on which document is provided |
-| nftAddress | string | v        | address of nft token                              |
+| name       | type     | required | description                                       |
+| ---------- | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
+| command    | string   | v        | command name                                      |
+| node       | string   |          | if not present it means current node              |
+| multiAddrs | string[] |          | if passed, use this instead of peerStore & DHT     |
+| id         | string   | v        | document id or did                                |
+| chainId    | number   | v        | chain id of network on which document is provided |
+| nftAddress | string   | v        | address of nft token                              |
 
 #### Request
 
diff --git a/src/components/P2P/index.ts b/src/components/P2P/index.ts
index a58b00d35..c9311b7f9 100644
--- a/src/components/P2P/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/P2P/index.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import { GENERIC_EMOJIS, LOG_LEVELS_STR } from '../../utils/logging/Logger.js'
 import { INDEXER_DDO_EVENT_EMITTER } from '../Indexer/index.js'
 import { P2P_LOGGER } from '../../utils/logging/common.js'
 import { CoreHandlersRegistry } from '../core/handler/coreHandlersRegistry'
-import { type Multiaddr, multiaddr } from '@multiformats/multiaddr'
+import { Multiaddr, multiaddr } from '@multiformats/multiaddr'
 // import { getIPv4, getIPv6 } from '../../utils/ip.js'
 
 const DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
@@ -608,7 +608,8 @@ export class OceanP2P extends EventEmitter {
   async sendTo(
     peerName: string,
     message: string,
-    sink: any
+    sink: any,
+    multiAddrs?: string[]
   ): Promise<P2PCommandResponse> {
     P2P_LOGGER.logMessage('SendTo() node ' + peerName + ' task: ' + message, true)
 
@@ -630,7 +631,17 @@ export class OceanP2P extends EventEmitter {
       response.status.error = 'Invalid peer'
       return response
     }
-    const multiaddrs: Multiaddr[] = await this.getPeerMultiaddrs(peerName)
+    let multiaddrs: Multiaddr[] = []
+
+    if (!multiAddrs || multiAddrs.length < 1) {
+      // if they are no forced multiaddrs, try to find node multiaddr from peerStore/dht
+      multiaddrs = await this.getPeerMultiaddrs(peerName)
+    } else {
+      // just used what we were instructed to use
+      for (const addr of multiAddrs) {
+        multiaddrs.push(new Multiaddr(addr))
+      }
+    }
     if (multiaddrs.length < 1) {
       response.status.httpStatus = 404
       response.status.error = `Cannot find any address to dial for peer: ${peerId}`
diff --git a/src/components/httpRoutes/commands.ts b/src/components/httpRoutes/commands.ts
index 5c26389fd..6256def36 100644
--- a/src/components/httpRoutes/commands.ts
+++ b/src/components/httpRoutes/commands.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@ directCommandRoute.post(
         // send to another peer (Only here we need P2P networking)
         response = await req.oceanNode
           .getP2PNode()
-          .sendTo(req.body.node as string, JSON.stringify(req.body), sink)
+          .sendTo(
+            req.body.node as string,
+            JSON.stringify(req.body),
+            sink,
+            req.body.multiAddrs
+          )
       } else {
         response = {
           stream: null,