diff --git a/pkg/urbit/daemon/main.c b/pkg/urbit/daemon/main.c
index 62f1ee59e..76d28bde4 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/daemon/main.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/daemon/main.c
@@ -1037,28 +1037,28 @@ _cw_eval_commence(c3_i argc, c3_c* argv[])
   }
 
   printf("executing hoon\n");
-  u3_noun res = u3v_wish(evl_c);
-  u3m_p("Hoon Output",res);
+  c3_c* inp_c;
+  c3_i  ret_i = asprintf(&inp_c, "%%-  sell  !>  \n%s", evl_c);
+  c3_assert( ret_i > 0 );
 
-  /*u3_noun bus = u3i_word(55);
-  u3_noun fol = u3i_trel(u3i_word(4),
-                         u3i_word(0),
-                         u3i_word(1));
 
-  u3_noun cons = u3nc(bus, fol);
 
-  u3_noun res = u3m_soft(0, virt_nock, u3k(cons));
+  u3_noun res = u3m_soft(0, u3v_wish_n, u3i_string(inp_c));
+
 
   if(0 == u3h(res)){
-     u3m_p("", cons);
-     u3m_p("", u3t(res));
-     u3m_grab(res, cons,  u3_none);
+     u3_pier_tank(0,0,u3k(u3t(res)));
+
+     //u3m_p("", cons);
+     //u3m_p("", u3t(res));
+     //u3m_grab(res, cons,  u3_none);
   }else{
-     printf("error\n");
+     u3_pier_punt_goof("error", u3k(res));
   }
   u3z(res);
-  u3z(cons);*/
-  printf("finishing");
+  free(inp_c);
+
+  printf("finishing\n");
 }
 
 
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/include/noun/vortex.h b/pkg/urbit/include/noun/vortex.h
index 3e8f01484..b953c7c44 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/include/noun/vortex.h
+++ b/pkg/urbit/include/noun/vortex.h
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
       u3_noun
       u3v_do(const c3_c* txt_c, u3_noun arg);
 
+    /* u3v_wish_n(): text expression with cache.
+    */
+      u3_noun
+      u3v_wish_n(const u3_noun txt);
+
     /* u3v_wish(): text expression with cache.
     */
       u3_noun
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/noun/vortex.c b/pkg/urbit/noun/vortex.c
index 03d174e1f..614682cfa 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/noun/vortex.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/noun/vortex.c
@@ -107,6 +107,31 @@ _cv_nock_wish(u3_noun txt)
   return pro;
 }
 
+/* u3v_wish(): text expression with cache.
+*/
+u3_noun
+u3v_wish_n(u3_noun txt)
+{
+  u3t_event_trace("u3v_wish", 'b');
+  u3_weak exp = u3kdb_get(u3k(u3A->yot), u3k(txt));
+
+  if ( u3_none == exp ) {
+    exp = _cv_nock_wish(u3k(txt));
+
+    //  It's probably not a good idea to use u3v_wish()
+    //  outside the top level... (as the result is uncached)
+    //
+    if ( u3R == &u3H->rod_u ) {
+      u3A->yot = u3kdb_put(u3A->yot, u3k(txt), u3k(exp));
+    }
+  }
+
+  u3t_event_trace("u3v_wish", 'e');
+
+  u3z(txt);
+  return exp;
+}
+
 /* u3v_wish(): text expression with cache.
 */
 u3_noun