diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/clay.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/clay.hoon
index 319cd1f224..bda99e0ad9 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/clay.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/clay.hoon
@@ -4496,7 +4496,9 @@
       ::
       ?.  ?|  =(0v0 tak)
           ?&  (~(has by hut.ran) tak)
-              (~(has in (reachable-takos (aeon-to-tako:ze let.dom))) tak)
+              ?|  (~(any by hit.dom) |=(=tako =(tak tako)))  ::  fast-path
+                  (~(has in (reachable-takos (aeon-to-tako:ze let.dom))) tak)
+              ==
               |(?=(~ for) (may-read u.for care.mun tak path.mun))
           ==  ==
         [~ ..park]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/gall.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/gall.hoon
index eb96fcab99..4bb4171c70 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/gall.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/gall.hoon
@@ -769,6 +769,10 @@
       (mo-apply-sure dap routes deal)
     ::
         %raw-poke
+      ::  don't validate %noun pokes, for performance
+      ::
+      ?:  =(%noun mark.deal)
+        (mo-apply-sure dap routes [%poke %noun %noun noun.deal])
       =/  =case  da+now
       =/  yok  (~(got by yokes.state) dap)
       =/  =desk  q.beak:?>(?=(%live -.yok) yok)  ::TODO acceptable assertion?