diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon
index a8f91372d6..34b26b0bbe 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/ames.hoon
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@
       ==
     ~
   ::  /ax/protocol/version           @
-  ::  /ax/peers                      (map ship ?(%alien known))
+  ::  /ax/peers                      (map ship ?(%alien %known))
   ::  /ax/peers/[ship]               ship-state
   ::  /ax/peers/[ship]/forward-lane  (unit lane)
   ::  /ax/bones/[ship]               [snd=(set bone) rcv=(set bone)]
@@ -727,21 +727,19 @@
       ~  ``noun+!>(u.peer)
     ::
         [%forward-lane ~]
-      ::TODO  (list lane) instead?
-      ::TODO  refactor wrt +send-blob to share routing logic
       ::  find lane for u.who, or their galaxy
       ::
       :^  ~  ~  %noun
-      !>  ^-  (unit lane)
+      !>  ^-  (list lane)
       =/  ship-state  (~(get by peers.ames-state) u.who)
       ?.  ?=([~ %known *] ship-state)
         ~
       =/  peer-state  +.u.ship-state
       ?.  =(~ route.peer-state)  ::NOTE  avoid tmi
-        `lane:(need route.peer-state)
-      |-  ^-  (unit lane)
+        [lane:(need route.peer-state)]~
+      |-  ^-  (list lane)
       ?:  ?=(%czar (clan:title sponsor.peer-state))
-        `[%& sponsor.peer-state]
+        [%& sponsor.peer-state]~
       =/  next  (~(get by peers.ames-state) sponsor.peer-state)
       ?.  ?=([~ %known *] next)
         ~
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/vere/io/ames.c b/pkg/urbit/vere/io/ames.c
index 0d34ae2dad..f92b7f79b7 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/vere/io/ames.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/vere/io/ames.c
@@ -616,18 +616,26 @@ _ames_put_packet(u3_ames* sam_u,
   _ames_cap_queue(sam_u);
 }
 
-/*  _ames_forward(): forward pac_u onto lan, then free pac_u
+/*  _ames_forward(): forward pac_u onto the (list lane) las, then free pac_u
 */
 static void
-_ames_forward(u3_panc* pac_u, u3_noun lan)
+_ames_forward(u3_panc* pac_u, u3_noun las)
 {
   pac_u->sam_u->fow_d++;
   if ( 0 == (pac_u->sam_u->fow_d % 10000) ) {
     u3l_log("ames: forwarded %" PRIu64 " total\n", pac_u->sam_u->fow_d);
   }
 
+  {
+    u3_noun pac = _ames_serialize_packet(pac_u, c3y);
+    while (u3_nul != las) {
+      _ames_ef_send(pac_u->sam_u, u3h(las), u3k(pac));
+      las = u3t(las);
+    }
+    u3z(pac);
+  }
+
   pac_u->sam_u->foq_d--;
-  _ames_ef_send(pac_u->sam_u, lan, _ames_serialize_packet(pac_u, c3y));
   _ames_panc_free(pac_u);
 }
 
@@ -637,11 +645,11 @@ static void
 _ames_lane_scry_cb(void* vod_p, u3_noun nun)
 {
   u3_panc* pac_u = vod_p;
-  u3_weak  lan = u3r_at(15, nun);  //TODO  why [~ %noun ~ lane]
+  u3_weak  las = u3r_at(15, nun);  //TODO  why [~ %noun ~ lane]
 
   //  if scry fails, remember we can't scry, and just inject the packet
   //
-  if (u3_none == lan) {
+  if (u3_none == las) {
     pac_u->sam_u->foq_d--;
     u3l_log("ames: giving up scry\n");
     pac_u->sam_u->see_o = c3n;
@@ -652,8 +660,8 @@ _ames_lane_scry_cb(void* vod_p, u3_noun nun)
   }
   //  if there is a lane, forward the packet on it
   //
-  else if (u3_nul != lan) {
-    _ames_forward(pac_u, u3k(u3t(lan)));
+  else if (u3_nul != las) {
+    _ames_forward(pac_u, u3k(las));
   }
   //  if there is no lane, drop the packet
 
@@ -788,7 +796,7 @@ _ames_recv_cb(uv_udp_t*        wax_u,
           //
           if ( (c3y == u3a_is_cat(rec))
             && (256 > rec) ) {
-            _ames_forward(pac_u, u3nc(c3y, u3k(rec)));
+            _ames_forward(pac_u, u3nc(u3nc(c3y, u3k(rec)), u3_nul));
           }
           //  otherwise, if there's space in the queue, scry the lane out of ames
           //