diff --git a/tests/sys/vane/ames.hoon b/tests/sys/vane/ames.hoon
index a921b3ab35..a7f11c74e3 100644
--- a/tests/sys/vane/ames.hoon
+++ b/tests/sys/vane/ames.hoon
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
 ++  test-fine-request
   ^-  tang
   =/  want=path  /c/z/1/kids/sys
-  =^  moves1  nec  (call nec ~[/g/talk] %keen ~bud want)
+  =^  moves1  nec  (call nec ~[/g/talk] %keen ~ ~bud want)
   =/  req=hoot:ames
     %+  snag  0
     %+  murn  ;;((list move:ames) moves1)
@@ -697,4 +697,24 @@
       !>  [~[/g/talk] %give %boon [%post '¡hola!']]
       !>  (snag 0 `(list move:ames)`moves7)
   ==
+::
+++  test-plug  ^-  tang
+  =^  moves  nec
+    (call nec ~[/g/talk] %plug %g /foo)
+  =/  expected-key
+      3.782.450.905.364.316.746.465.724.430.826.633.339.627.682.402.565.789.971.442.035.627.125.517.743.962.901.817.756.764.395.497.041.697.150.935.487.420.935.470.530.023.121.462.879.251.503.082.973.208.842.762
+  %-  zing
+  :- 
+    %+  expect-eq  !>(moves)
+    !>  ^-  (list move:ames)
+    :~  [~[/g/talk] %give %stub 1 expected-key]
+    ==
+  =^  moves2  bud
+    (call bud ~[/g/talk] %keen `[1 expected-key] ~nec /foo/bar)
+  :_  ~
+  %+  expect-eq  !>(moves2)
+  !>  ^-  (list move:ames)
+  :~  [~[/g/talk] [%pass /fine/shut/1 [%a [%keen sec=~ ship=~nec path=/a/x/1//fine/shut/0v7.vdpsi.f9s0b.1b9k6.u3aho.mtquj]]]]
+  ==
+::
 --