diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/aqua.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/aqua.hoon
index cfca37cc6..de53ae0dc 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/aqua.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/aqua.hoon
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
       :_  ~
       %-  unix-event:pill-lib
       %-  file-ovum:pill-lib
-      [desk /(scot %p our.hid)/[desk]/(scot %da now.hid) ~[/sys]]
+      [desk /(scot %p our.hid)/[desk]/(scot %da now.hid) ~]
     =^  ms  state  (poke-pill pil)
     (emit-cards ms)
   ::