diff --git a/desk/app/bark.hoon b/desk/app/bark.hoon
index f70599f..bdebea4 100644
--- a/desk/app/bark.hoon
+++ b/desk/app/bark.hoon
@@ -76,7 +76,13 @@
       %bark-remove-recipient
     =+  !<(=ship vase)
     ?>  =(src.bowl ship)
-    `this(recipients (~(del in recipients) ship))
+    :_  this(recipients (~(del in recipients) ship))
+    :_  ~
+    :*  %pass  /save-summary/(scot %p src.bowl)/(scot %da now.bowl)
+        %arvo  %k  %fard
+        %landscape  %save-summary  %noun
+        !>(`[tlon.api mailchimp.api src.bowl %wipe ~])
+    ==
     ::
       %bark-generate-summaries
     ?>  =(src.bowl our.bowl)
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@
           ==  ==
       vase
     ?~  result
-      `this(recipients (~(del in recipients) src.bowl))
+      $(mark %bark-remove-recipient, vase !>(src.bowl))
     ::TODO  maybe drop the result (or re-request) if the timestamp is too old?
     :_  this
     :~  :*  %pass  /save-summary/(scot %p src.bowl)/(scot %da requested.u.result)
diff --git a/desk/ted/save-summary.hoon b/desk/ted/save-summary.hoon
index 675301e..0f569d4 100644
--- a/desk/ted/save-summary.hoon
+++ b/desk/ted/save-summary.hoon
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     ::
       $=  summary
       $%  [%life [sen=@ud rec=@ud gro=@t] [dms=@ud etc=@ud group=@t chat=@t]]
+          [%wipe ~]
       ==
   ==
 =/  args  !<([~ arg-mold] arg)
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@
       =;  vars=(map @t json)
         !>(`[mailchimp.args u.mail vars])
       %-  ~(gas by *(map @t json))
+      =?  summary.args  ?=(%wipe -.summary.args)
+        [%life [0 0 ''] [0 0 '' '']]
+      ?>  ?=(%life -.summary.args)
       =,  summary.args
       :~  ['MSGS_SENT' (numb:enjs:format sen)]
           ['MSGS_RECD' (numb:enjs:format rec)]