diff --git a/pkg/arvo/gen/ames-keys.hoon b/pkg/arvo/gen/ames-keys.hoon
index 75681252dd..ac1cf4d15d 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/gen/ames-keys.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/gen/ames-keys.hoon
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 =+  .^  =ship-state:ames
         %ax  /(scot %p our)//(scot %da now)/peers/(scot %p ship)
     ==
-=/  =peer-state:ames  ?>(?=(%known -.ship-state) +.ship-state)
 :-  %noun
-[life=life rift=rift]:peer-state
+?.  ?=(%known -.ship-state)
+  %ship-still-alien
+[life=life rift=rift]:+.ship-state