diff --git a/bin/solid.pill b/bin/solid.pill
index 87a8acbe3..827746933 100644
--- a/bin/solid.pill
+++ b/bin/solid.pill
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:0b6102bc73638fb6f8d4765acfab7adef268528e20e7e19833ee6b157e60e089
-size 13066904
+oid sha256:5db7d1d0e52104330b14217d101b041d512c512adaf657fa913fe1b80e4f7945
+size 13075373
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/hoon.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/hoon.hoon
index ff5820055..70c2ab4a4 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/hoon.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/hoon.hoon
@@ -9863,6 +9863,8 @@
                   next
                 ?~  u.tyr
                   $(sut q.sut, lon [~ lon], p.heg +(p.heg))
+                ?.  =(0 p.heg)
+                  next(p.heg (dec p.heg))
                 =+  tor=(fund way u.u.tyr)
                 ?-  -.tor
                   %&  [%& (weld p.p.tor `vein`[~ `axe lon]) q.p.tor]