diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/kiln.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/kiln.hoon
index 584e8960c..b2e938527 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/kiln.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/kiln.hoon
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@
   =.  ..on-init  abet:(install-local:vats %base)
   =?  ..on-init  ?=(?(%earl %duke %king) (clan:title our))
     abet:(install:vats %base sop %kids)
+  ::
+  ::  watch for gall reloading
+  =.  ..on-init  abet:gall-lyv:vats
   ::  install other desks
   ::
   =/  dez=(list desk)  ~(tap in desks)
@@ -337,10 +340,12 @@
     abet:(install:vats %base our %base)
   =?  kiln  ?=(^ old-ota)
     abet:(install:vats %base [her sud]:u.old-ota)
-  =.  kiln
-    =/  kel  (fall wef zuse/zuse)
+  =?  kiln  (lth old-version %7)
+    abet:gall-lyv:vats
+  =?  kiln  ?=(^ wef)
+    ::  $% is a hack to workaround an initialization bug
     =/  except=(set desk)  (sy %base %kids ~)
-    (bump:vats kel except force=%.n)
+    (bump:vats u.wef except force=%.n)
   =.  wef  ~
   abet:kiln
 ::
@@ -416,6 +421,18 @@
     ++  sync-da   (warp %sync [%sing %w da+now /])
     ++  sync-ud   (warp %sync [%sing %w ud+aeon:ral /])
     ++  download  (warp %download [%sing %v ud+aeon:ral /])
+    ++  gall-lyv
+      =/  paths=(set [care:clay path])
+        %-  sy
+        :~  [%z /sys/hoon/hoon]
+            [%z /sys/arvo/hoon]
+            [%z /sys/lull/hoon]
+            [%z /sys/zuse/hoon]
+            [%z /sys/vane/gall/hoon]
+        ==
+      %+  clay-card  %gall-lyv
+      [%warp our %base ~ %mult da+now paths]
+      ::
     ++  warp
       |=  [s=term r=rave]
       (clay-card s %warp ship:ral desk:ral `r)
@@ -521,6 +538,11 @@
     =/  rel  ral
     =.  rail.rak  `rel(paused &, aeon 0)
     vats
+  ::
+  ::  +gall-lyv: watch gall source for reloading
+  ++  gall-lyv
+    =.  vats  (abed %base)
+    (emit gall-lyv:pass)
   ::  +remove-upstream: stop listening to an upstream for changes
   ::
   ++  remove-upstream
@@ -674,6 +696,7 @@
       %download    (take-download syn)
       %merge-main  (take-merge-main syn)
       %merge-kids  (take-merge-kids syn)
+      %gall-lyv    (take-gall-lyv syn)
     ==
   ::
   ++  take-find
@@ -712,6 +735,10 @@
       ~>  %slog.(fmt "cancelled (2) install into {here}, retrying")
       reset
     ~>  %slog.(fmt "finished downloading update for {here}")
+    ?.  (get-remote-diff our loc now [ship desk aeon]:ral)
+      ~>  %slog.(fmt "remote is identical to {here}, skipping")
+      =.  rail.rak  `%*(. ral aeon +(aeon:ral))
+      (emit sync-ud:pass)
     =/  old-weft  `weft`[%zuse zuse]
     =/  new-weft
       ?:  =(our ship:ral)
@@ -825,9 +852,9 @@
       =.  vats  (emit (diff:give %merge-fail loc rak p.p.syn))
       vats
     =.  vats  take-commit
-    ~>  %slog.(fmt "merging %base into %kids at {<kel>}")
     ?.  =(%base loc)
       vats
+    ~>  %slog.(fmt "merging %base into %kids at {<kel>}")
     (emit merge-kids:pass)
   ::
   ++  take-merge-kids
@@ -845,6 +872,17 @@
           (emit (diff:give %merge-fail %kids rak p.p.syn))
     ==
   ::
+  ++  take-gall-lyv
+    |=  syn=sign-arvo
+    ^+  vats
+    =.  vats  gall-lyv
+    =/  vets  ~(tap in ~(key by ark))
+    |-
+    ?~  vets  vats
+    =.  vats  (abed i.vets)
+    =.  vats  update-running-dudes
+    $(vets t.vets)
+  ::
   ++  take-onto
     |=  [=wire syn=sign-arvo]
     ^+  kiln
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/tmp/base.jam b/pkg/arvo/tmp/base.jam
index 933d0452e..195ceaf7b 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/tmp/base.jam
+++ b/pkg/arvo/tmp/base.jam
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:bdc0d04b806adf99ca83271bee4f48d47896885367425d9f5bb9c833a03cab41
-size 3424458
+oid sha256:77a1db934f8fe10b1ec2a2cdb91f6293a705a6a1fcae8c065e53223dfe0a3e59
+size 3425897
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/tmp/garden.jam b/pkg/arvo/tmp/garden.jam
index 6235770d5..bdaba8f8a 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/tmp/garden.jam
+++ b/pkg/arvo/tmp/garden.jam
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:41adc2a69b36c4789ad0d03f0bd013bdf590fbaec5764931864a09573b6dda10
-size 375596
+oid sha256:75d5d90474b88dff4b2d5f7d909adb63c376b8393ea330829753fa1842e8b346
+size 376411
diff --git a/pkg/base-dev/sur/hood.hoon b/pkg/base-dev/sur/hood.hoon
index c53ad0437..f317b4d59 100644
--- a/pkg/base-dev/sur/hood.hoon
+++ b/pkg/base-dev/sur/hood.hoon
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@
 ++  read-bill
   |=  [our=ship =desk now=@da] 
   =/  pax  (en-beam [our desk da+now] /desk/bill)
+  ?.  (~(has in .^((set ^desk) cd/~[(scot %p our) ~ (scot %da now)])) desk)
+    *(list dude)
   ?.  .^(? cu/pax)
     *(list dude)
   .^((list dude) cx/pax)
@@ -171,12 +173,18 @@
     ?~  upstream
       (read-bill local)
     ?:  =(ship.u.upstream our.local)
-      (read-bill local)
+      (read-bill local(desk desk.u.upstream))
     (read-bill-foreign u.upstream)
   =/  want  (get-apps-want all rein)
   =/  have  (get-apps-live local)
   [want (skip have ~(has in (sy want)))]
 ::
+++  get-remote-diff
+  |=  [our=ship here=desk now=@da her=ship there=desk when=aeon]
+  =+  .^(our-hash=@uv cz/[(scot %p our) here (scot %da now) ~])
+  =+  .^(her-hash=@uv cz/[(scot %p her) there (scot %ud when) ~])
+  !=(our-hash her-hash)
+::
 ++  get-apps-live
   |=  [our=ship =desk now=@da]
   ^-  (list dude)
diff --git a/pkg/garden/app/docket.hoon b/pkg/garden/app/docket.hoon
index edb556f4e..c00cfa566 100644
--- a/pkg/garden/app/docket.hoon
+++ b/pkg/garden/app/docket.hoon
@@ -329,9 +329,14 @@
         ?+    p.cage.sign  `state
             %thread-fail
           =+  !<([=term =tang] q.cage.sign)
-          =.  charges  (new-chad:cha hung+'glob-failed')
-          :-  ~[add-fact:cha]
-          ((slog leaf+"docket: thread failed; will retry" leaf+<term> tang) state)
+          ?.  =(term %cancelled)
+            =.  charges  (new-chad:cha hung+'glob-failed')
+            :-  ~[add-fact:cha]
+            ((slog leaf+"docket: thread failed;" leaf+<term> tang) state)
+          %-  (slog leaf+"docket: thread cancelled; retrying" leaf+<term> tang)
+          =.  charges  (new-chad:cha %install ~)
+          :_   state
+          [add-fact:cha fetch-glob:cha]
         ::
             %thread-done
           =+  !<(=glob q.cage.sign)