diff --git a/noun/trace.c b/noun/trace.c
index c04ea9c1d..5c387e762 100644
--- a/noun/trace.c
+++ b/noun/trace.c
@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ _t_samp_process(u3_road* rod_u)
       //
       {
         u3_noun laj = _t_jet_label(rod_u, bat);
-        if ( u3_none == laj ) { abort(); }
+        
+        if ( u3_none == laj ) {
+          don = u3t(don);
+          continue;
+        }
 
         // lab = u3nc(u3i_string("foobar"), u3_nul);
         lab = u3a_take(laj); u3a_wash(laj);