diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon
index b00d2e845..e6b1c7e08 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon
@@ -3963,6 +3963,7 @@
   ::  /ax/protocol/version           @
   ::  /ax/peers                      (map ship ?(%alien %known))
   ::  /ax/peers/[ship]               ship-state
+  ::  /ax/peers/[ship]/last-contact  (unit @da)
   ::  /ax/peers/[ship]/forward-lane  (list lane)
   ::  /ax/bones/[ship]               [snd=(set bone) rcv=(set bone)]
   ::  /ax/snd-bones/[ship]/[bone]    vase