diff --git a/include/c/motes.h b/include/c/motes.h
index 25584c8d2d..bde6e87482 100644
--- a/include/c/motes.h
+++ b/include/c/motes.h
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
 #   define c3__chaf   c3_s4('c','h','a','f')
 #   define c3__chan   c3_s4('c','h','a','n')
 #   define c3__chew   c3_s4('c','h','e','w')
+#   define c3__chis   c3_s4('c','h','i','s')
 #   define c3__chob   c3_s4('c','h','o','b')
 #   define c3__chug   c3_s4('c','h','u','g')
 #   define c3__claf   c3_s4('c','l','a','f')
diff --git a/vere/http.c b/vere/http.c
index 7429b798f3..976430792c 100644
--- a/vere/http.c
+++ b/vere/http.c
@@ -891,13 +891,16 @@ _http_request(u3_hreq* req_u)
     u3_noun pox = _http_pox_to_noun(req_u->hon_u->htp_u->sev_l,
                                     req_u->hon_u->coq_l,
                                     req_u->seq_l);
-
+    u3_noun typ =
+      _(req_u->hon_u->htp_u->lop) ?
+        c3__chis :
+      c3__this;
+    
     u3v_plan(pox,
-               u3nq(c3__this,
-                    req_u->hon_u->htp_u->lop,
+               u3nq(typ,
                     req_u->hon_u->htp_u->sec,
-                    u3nc(u3nc(c3y, u3i_words(1, &req_u->ipf_w)),
-                         req)));
+                    u3nc(c3y, u3i_words(1, &req_u->ipf_w)),
+                    req));
   }
 }