diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon
index 1d96d05c4..d46678a60 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon
@@ -1201,6 +1201,7 @@
 ::
 +$  message-sink-task
   $%  [%done ok=?]
+      [%flub ~]
       [%drop =message-num]
       [%hear =lane =shut-packet ok=?]
   ==
@@ -1677,20 +1678,8 @@
         =*  her  her.u.parsed
         =/  =bone
           ?-(u.parsed [%new *] bone.u.parsed, [%old *] bone.u.parsed)
-        =.  peers.ames-state
-          %+  ~(jab by peers.ames-state)  her
-          |=  =ship-state
-          ?>  ?=(%known -.ship-state)
-          %=  ship-state
-            rcv
-            %+  ~(jab by rcv.ship-state)  bone
-            |=  =message-sink-state
-            %=  message-sink-state
-              last-heard  (dec last-heard.message-sink-state)
-              pending-vane-ack  ~(nap to pending-vane-ack.message-sink-state)
-            ==
-          ==
-        event-core
+        =/  peer-core  (abed-got:pe her)
+        abet:(on-flub:peer-core bone)
       ::  +on-take-done: handle notice from vane that it processed a message
       ::
       ++  on-take-done
@@ -2950,6 +2939,11 @@
               :-  >[bone=bone message-num=message-num meat=meat]:shut-packet<
               tang.u.dud
           abet:(call:(abed:mu bone) %hear [message-num +.meat]:shut-packet)
+        ::
+        ++  on-flub
+          |=  =bone
+          ^+  peer-core
+          abet:(call:(abed:mi:peer-core bone) %flub ~)
         ::  +on-memo: handle request to send message
         ::
         ++  on-memo
@@ -3881,6 +3875,12 @@
             ?-  -.task
               %drop  sink(nax.state (~(del in nax.state) message-num.task))
               %done  (done ok.task)
+            ::
+                 %flub
+              %=  sink
+                last-heard.state        (dec last-heard.state)
+                pending-vane-ack.state  ~(nap to pending-vane-ack.state)
+              ==
             ::
                  %hear
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