diff --git a/arvo/hoon.hoon b/arvo/hoon.hoon
index 57f50cb161..c6f9a663a2 100644
--- a/arvo/hoon.hoon
+++ b/arvo/hoon.hoon
@@ -10332,12 +10332,14 @@
   ++  ruck                                              ::  update vase
     |=  [pax=path txt=@ta]
     ^+  +>
+    =-  ?:(?=(%| -.res) ((slog p.res) +>.$) p.res)
+    ^=  res  %-  mule  |.
     =+  arg=[~2000.1.1 0 =>(~ |+(* ~))]
     =+  rig=(slym q.sew arg)
     =+  rev=(slym (slap bud (rain pax txt)) bud)
     =+  syg=(slym rev arg)
     ~|  %load-lost
-    +>.$(q.sew (slam (slap syg [%cnzy %load]) (slap rig [%cnzy %stay])))
+    +>.^$(q.sew (slam (slap syg [%cnzy %load]) (slap rig [%cnzy %stay])))
   ::
   ++  wink                                              ::  deploy
     |=  [now=@da eny=@ ski=slad]
@@ -10546,6 +10548,8 @@
 ::
 ++  vint                                                ::  create vane
   |=  [lal=@tas vil=vile bud=vase pax=path txt=@ta]     ::
+  =-  ?:(?=(%| -.res) ((slog p.res) ~) (some p.res))
+  ^=  res  %-  mule  |.
   (vent lal vil bud *worm (slym (slap bud (rain pax txt)) bud))
 ::
 ++  viol                                                ::  vane tools
@@ -10680,6 +10684,7 @@
 ::::::  ::::::    Postface                              ::::::
 ::::::  ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 =+  pit=`vase`!>(.)                                     ::
+!:
 =+  bud=pit                                             ::  becomes tang
 =+  vil=(viol p.bud)                                    ::  cached reflexives
 =|  $:  lac=?                                           ::  laconic bit
@@ -10715,7 +10720,7 @@
               ?:  ?=(%veer -.q.i.ova)
                 $(ova t.ova, +>+.^$ (veer now q.i.ova))
               ?:  ?=(%vega -.q.i.ova)
-                (vega now t.ova (path +.q.i.ova))
+                (fall (vega now t.ova (path +.q.i.ova)) [~ +>.^$])
               ?:  ?=(%mass -.q.i.ova)
                 =+  avo=$(ova t.ova)
                 :_  +.avo
@@ -10780,7 +10785,9 @@
 ::
 ++  vega                                                ::  reboot kernel
   |=  [now=@da ova=(list ovum) hap=path]
-  ^-  [p=(list ovum) q=*]
+  ^-  (unit ,[p=(list ovum) q=*])
+  =-  ?:(?=(%| -.res) ((slog p.res) ~) `p.res)
+  ^=  res  %-  mule  |.
   =+  pax=(weld hap `path`[%hoon ~])
   ~&  [%vega-start hap]
   =+  src=((hard ,@t) (need (peek now cx/pax)))
@@ -10801,17 +10808,22 @@
 ++  veer                                                ::  install vane/tang
   |=  [now=@da fav=curd]
   =>  .(fav ((hard ,[%veer lal=@ta pax=path txt=@t]) fav))
+  =-  ?:(?=(%| -.res) ((slog p.res) +>.$) p.res)
+  ^=  res  %-  mule  |.
   ?:  =(%$ lal.fav)
     ~&  [%tang pax.fav `@p`(mug txt.fav)]
     =+  gen=(rain pax.fav txt.fav)
     =+  vax=(slap pit gen)
-    +>.$(bud vax)
-  %_    +>
+    +>.^$(bud vax)
+  %_    +>.^$
       q.niz
     |-  ^+  q.niz
     ?~  q.niz
       ~&  [%vane `@tas`lal.fav pax.fav `@p`(mug txt.fav)]
-      [[lal.fav q.sew:(vint lal.fav vil bud pax.fav txt.fav)] q.niz]
+      =+  vin=(vint lal.fav vil bud pax.fav txt.fav)
+      ?~  vin
+        q.niz
+      [[lal.fav q.sew:u.vin] q.niz]
     ?.  =(lal.fav p.i.q.niz)
       [i.q.niz $(q.niz t.q.niz)]
       ~&  [%vane `@tas`lal.fav pax.fav `@p`(mug txt.fav)]