diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/talk.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/talk.hoon
index 537b1642b..a63f78619 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/talk.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/talk.hoon
@@ -716,8 +716,12 @@
       ++  circ                                          ::  circle
         ;~  pose
           (cold incir col)
-          ;~(pfix cen (stag self urs:ab))
           ;~(pfix net (stag (^sein:title self) urs:ab))
+          ;~  pfix  cen
+            %+  stag  self
+            %+  sear  |=(circ=name ?:(=('' circ) ~ (some circ)))
+            urs:ab
+          ==
         ::
           %+  cook
             |=  {a/@p b/(unit term)}