diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/kiln.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/kiln.hoon
index b1be5cf62e..5f37c9b119 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/kiln.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/kiln.hoon
@@ -807,10 +807,16 @@
 ::
 ++  poke-uninstall
   |=  loc=desk
-  ?~  got=(~(get by sources) loc)
+  =+  .^(=rock:tire %cx /(scot %p our)//(scot %da now)/tire)
+  ?~  got=(~(get by rock) loc)
+    abet:(spam leaf+"desk does not exist: {<loc>}" ~)
+  ?:  =(+<:got %dead)
     abet:(spam leaf+"desk not installed: {<loc>}" ~)
+  ~>  %slog.(fmt "uninstalling {<loc>}")
   =.  ..on-init  (emit %pass /kiln/uninstall %arvo %c %zest loc %dead)
-  (poke-unsync loc u.got)
+  ?~  sync=(~(get by sources) loc)
+    abet
+  (poke-unsync loc u.sync)
 ::
 ++  poke-unmount
   |=  mon=kiln-unmount