diff --git a/app/ask.hoon b/app/ask.hoon
index dfc9eb88d..444f382ad 100644
--- a/app/ask.hoon
+++ b/app/ask.hoon
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@
   ++  email  @t
 --
 !:
-|_  {bow/bowl adr/(map email {time invited}) sos/(map bone sole-share) wom/(unit ship)}
+|_  $:  bow/bowl
+        adr/(map email {time invited})
+        sos/(map bone sole-share)
+        wom/(unit ship)
+        admins/(set ship)
+    ==
 ++  prompt
   ^-  sole-prompt
   ?~  wom  [& %ask-ship ":womb-ship? ~"]
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@
   |=  path
   ^-  (quip {bone card} +>)
   ~|  [%not-in-whitelist src.bow]
-  ?>  (~(has in (sy ~zod our.bow ~wisdyr-holpeg ~)) src.bow)
+  ?>  |((~(has in admins) src.bow) =(our.bow src.bow))
   :_  +>.$(sos (~(put by sos) ost.bow *sole-share))
   =-  [(effect %mor pro+prompt -)]~
   =+  all=adrs
@@ -56,6 +61,11 @@
     ;~(plug (cook crip (star next)) (easy ~))
   ==
 ::
+++  poke-ask-admins
+  |=  a/(set ship)
+  ?>  =(our.bow src.bow)
+  `+>.$(admins a)
+::
 ++  poke-ask-mail
   |=  ask/@t
   ^-  (quip {bone card} +>)
diff --git a/gen/ask/admins.hoon b/gen/ask/admins.hoon
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84c41aa87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/ask/admins.hoon
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+::
+::::  /hoon/release/hood/gen
+  ::
+/?    310
+::
+::::
+  !:
+:-  %say
+|=  $:  {now/@da eny/@uvJ bec/beak}
+        {who/(list ship) $~}
+    ==
+:-  %ask-admins  ^-  (set ship)
+~?  =(~ who)  %admins-unset
+(silt who)