diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/jael.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/jael.hoon
index 401eb41ab..26ec3a233 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/jael.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/jael.hoon
@@ -1156,6 +1156,11 @@
       [~ ~]
     ::
     [~ ~ %noun !>(u.r)]
+  ::
+      %vile
+    =*   life  lyf.own.pki.lex
+    =/  =seed  [our life (~(got by jaw.own.pki.lex) life) ~]
+    [~ ~ %atom !>((jam seed))]
   ::
       %deed
     ?.  ?=([@ @ ~] tyl)  [~ ~]