diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/gall.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/gall.hoon
index 93c05597a..5214f756d 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/gall.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/gall.hoon
@@ -840,11 +840,11 @@
   ::
   ++  mo-peek
     ~/  %mo-peek
-    |=  [dap=term =routes care=term =path]
+    |=  [veb=? dap=term =routes care=term =path]
     ^-  (unit (unit cage))
     ::
     =/  app  (ap-abed:ap dap routes)
-    (ap-peek:app care path)
+    (ap-peek:app veb care path)
   ::
   ++  mo-apply
     |=  [dap=term =routes =deal]
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@
     ::
     ++  ap-peek
       ~/  %ap-peek
-      |=  [care=term tyl=path]
+      |=  [veb=? care=term tyl=path]
       ^-  (unit (unit cage))
       ::  take trailing mark off path for %x scrys
       ::
@@ -1259,6 +1259,7 @@
       =/  peek-result=(each (unit (unit cage)) tang)
         (ap-mule-peek |.((on-peek:ap-agent-core [care tyl])))
       ?:  ?=(%| -.peek-result)
+        ?.  veb  [~ ~]
         ((slog leaf+"peek bad result" p.peek-result) [~ ~])
       ::  for non-%x scries, or failed %x scries, or %x results that already
       ::  have the requested mark, produce the result as-is
@@ -1814,7 +1815,7 @@
   ?.  ?=(^ path)
     ~
   =/  =routes  [~ ship]
-  (mo-peek:mo dap routes care path)
+  (mo-peek:mo & dap routes care path)
 ::  +stay: save without cache; suspend non-%base agents
 ::
 ::    TODO: superfluous? see +molt