diff --git a/pkg/urbit/include/noun/manage.h b/pkg/urbit/include/noun/manage.h
index f01784af1..4efed35ef 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/include/noun/manage.h
+++ b/pkg/urbit/include/noun/manage.h
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@
         c3_c*
         u3m_pretty(u3_noun som);
 
+      /* u3m_pretty_path(): prettyprint a path to string.  RETAIN.
+      */
+        c3_c*
+        u3m_pretty_path(u3_noun som);
+
       /* u3m_p(): dumb print with caption.  RETAIN.
       */
         void
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/noun/manage.c b/pkg/urbit/noun/manage.c
index 342a44618..730722ab5 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/noun/manage.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/noun/manage.c
@@ -1369,6 +1369,56 @@ u3m_pretty(u3_noun som)
   return pre_c;
 }
 
+/*  _cm_in_pretty_path: measure/cut prettyprint.
+ *
+ *  Modeled after _cm_in_pretty(), the backend to u3m_p(), but with the
+ *  assumption that we're always displaying a path.
+ */
+static c3_w
+_cm_in_pretty_path(u3_noun som, c3_c* str_c)
+{
+  if ( _(u3du(som)) ) {
+    c3_w sel_w, one_w, two_w;
+    if ( str_c ) {
+      *(str_c++) = '/';
+    }
+    sel_w = 1;
+
+    one_w = _cm_in_pretty_path(u3h(som), str_c);
+    if ( str_c ) {
+      str_c += one_w;
+    }
+
+    two_w = _cm_in_pretty_path(u3t(som), str_c);
+    if ( str_c ) {
+      str_c += two_w;
+    }
+
+    return sel_w + one_w + two_w;
+  }
+  else {
+    c3_w len_w = u3r_met(3, som);
+    if ( str_c && len_w ) {
+      u3r_bytes(0, len_w, (c3_y *)str_c, som);
+      str_c += len_w;
+    }
+    return len_w;
+  }
+}
+
+/* u3m_pretty_path(): prettyprint a path to string.
+*/
+c3_c*
+u3m_pretty_path(u3_noun som)
+{
+  c3_w len_w = _cm_in_pretty_path(som, NULL);
+  c3_c* pre_c = malloc(len_w + 1);
+
+  _cm_in_pretty_path(som, pre_c);
+  pre_c[len_w] = 0;
+  return pre_c;
+}
+
 /* u3m_p(): dumb print with caption.
 */
 void
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/noun/trace.c b/pkg/urbit/noun/trace.c
index 3ea98a9c2..81485d446 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/noun/trace.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/noun/trace.c
@@ -433,54 +433,6 @@ u3t_nock_trace_push(u3_noun lab)
   }
 }
 
-/*  _in_trace_pretty: measure/cut prettyprint.
- *
- *  Modeled after _cm_in_pretty(), the backend to u3m_p(), but with the
- *  assumption that we're always displaying a path.
- */
-static c3_w
-_in_trace_pretty(u3_noun som, c3_c* str_c)
-{
-  if ( _(u3du(som)) ) {
-    c3_w sel_w, one_w, two_w;
-    if ( str_c ) {
-      *(str_c++) = '/';
-    }
-    sel_w = 1;
-
-    one_w = _in_trace_pretty(u3h(som), str_c);
-    if ( str_c ) {
-      str_c += one_w;
-    }
-
-    two_w = _in_trace_pretty(u3t(som), str_c);
-    if ( str_c ) {
-      str_c += two_w;
-    }
-
-    return sel_w + one_w + two_w;
-  }
-  else {
-    c3_w len_w = u3r_met(3, som);
-    if ( str_c && len_w ) {
-      u3r_bytes(0, len_w, (c3_y *)str_c, som);
-      str_c += len_w;
-    }
-    return len_w;
-  }
-}
-
-static c3_c*
-trace_pretty(u3_noun som)
-{
-  c3_w len_w = _in_trace_pretty(som, NULL);
-  c3_c* pre_c = malloc(len_w + 1);
-
-  _in_trace_pretty(som, pre_c);
-  pre_c[len_w] = 0;
-  return pre_c;
-}
-
 /* u3t_nock_trace_pop(): pops a trace from the trace stack.
  *
  * When we remove the trace from the stack, we check to see if the sample is
@@ -503,7 +455,7 @@ u3t_nock_trace_pop()
   // 33microseconds (a 30th of a millisecond).
   c3_d duration = u3t_trace_time() - start_time;
   if (duration > 33) {
-    c3_c* name = trace_pretty(lab);
+    c3_c* name = u3m_pretty_path(lab);
 
     fprintf(u3_Host.tra_u.fil_u,
             "{\"cat\": \"nock\", \"name\": \"%s\", \"ph\":\"%c\", \"pid\": %d, "