diff --git a/noun/trace.c b/noun/trace.c
index a6ce5bc2f6..756e78db0c 100644
--- a/noun/trace.c
+++ b/noun/trace.c
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ u3t_trace_open()
   }
 
   c3_c * wen_c = u3r_string(u3A->wen);
-
-  snprintf(fil_c, 2048, "%s/%s.json", fil_c, wen_c);
+  c3_c lif_c[2048];
+  snprintf(lif_c, 2048, "%s/%s.json", fil_c, wen_c);
   free(wen_c);
 
-  u3_Host.tra_u.fil_u = fopen(fil_c, "w");
+  u3_Host.tra_u.fil_u = fopen(lif_c, "w");
   u3_Host.tra_u.nid_w = (int)getpid();
 
   fprintf(u3_Host.tra_u.fil_u, "[ ");
diff --git a/vere/sist.c b/vere/sist.c
index def0131ba4..d6c76d1d2e 100644
--- a/vere/sist.c
+++ b/vere/sist.c
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ _sist_suck(u3_noun ovo, u3_noun gon)
 static void
 _sist_sing(u3_noun ovo)
 {
+  u3t_event_trace("Running", 'b');
   u3_noun gon = u3m_soft(0, u3v_poke, u3k(ovo));
+  u3t_event_trace("Running", 'e');
 
   {
     u3_noun hed, tal;