diff --git a/pkg/urbit/include/vere/vere.h b/pkg/urbit/include/vere/vere.h
index e8f3dcd45..9fb715b56 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/include/vere/vere.h
+++ b/pkg/urbit/include/vere/vere.h
@@ -634,7 +634,8 @@
             u3_pico*       ext_u;
           } pec_u;
           void*            sop_p;               //  slog stream data
-          void (*sog_f)(void*, c3_w, u3_noun);  //  slog stream callback
+          void           (*sog_f)               //  slog stream callback
+                         (void*, c3_w, u3_noun);//
           // XX remove
           c3_s             por_s;               //  UDP port
           u3_save*         sav_u;               //  autosave
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/vere/io/http.c b/pkg/urbit/vere/io/http.c
index 7e95b9ae1..a7444e9cb 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/vere/io/http.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/vere/io/http.c
@@ -832,6 +832,9 @@ _http_seq_continue(void* vod_p, u3_noun nun)
 
   //  if the request is authenticated properly, send slogstream/sse headers
   //
+  //TODO  authentication might expire after the connection has been opened!
+  //      eyre could notify us about this, or we could re-check periodically.
+  //
   if ( c3y == aut ) {
     u3_hreq* req_u = _http_req_prepare(rec_u, _http_seq_new);
     u3_noun  hed   = u3nl(u3nc(u3i_string("Content-Type"),
@@ -849,7 +852,7 @@ _http_seq_continue(void* vod_p, u3_noun nun)
   //
   else {
     //NOTE  we use req_new because we don't want to consider this a slog stream
-    //      request, but this means we need to manuualy skip past the "in event
+    //      request, but this means we need to manually skip past the "in event
     //      queue" state on the hreq.
     u3_hreq* req_u = _http_req_prepare(rec_u, _http_req_new);
     req_u->sat_e = u3_rsat_plan;
@@ -2128,7 +2131,8 @@ _http_io_exit(u3_auto* car_u)
   // }
 
   {
-    u3_noun dat = u3nt(u3_nul, 25, u3i_string("data:urbit shutting down\n\n"));
+    u3_atom lin = u3i_string("data:urbit shutting down\n\n");
+    u3_noun dat = u3nt(u3_nul, u3r_met(3, lin), lin);
     u3_hreq* seq_u = htd_u->fig_u.seq_u;
     while ( 0 != seq_u ) {
       _http_continue_respond(seq_u, u3k(dat), c3y);
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/vere/pier.c b/pkg/urbit/vere/pier.c
index b45718b1e..1515ebff5 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/vere/pier.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/vere/pier.c
@@ -973,21 +973,17 @@ _pier_on_lord_slog(void* ptr_v, c3_w pri_w, u3_noun tan)
     c3_free(tan_c);
 
     if ( 0 != pir_u->sog_f ) {
-      pir_u->sog_f(pir_u->sop_p, pri_w, tan);
-    }
-    else {
-      u3z(tan);
+      pir_u->sog_f(pir_u->sop_p, pri_w, u3k(tan));
     }
   }
   else {
     u3_pier_tank(0, pri_w, u3k(tan));
     if ( 0 != pir_u->sog_f ) {
-      pir_u->sog_f(pir_u->sop_p, pri_w, tan);
-    }
-    else {
-      u3z(tan);
+      pir_u->sog_f(pir_u->sop_p, pri_w, u3k(tan));
     }
   }
+
+  u3z(tan);
 }
 
 /* _pier_on_lord_save(): worker (non-portable) snapshot complete.