diff --git a/app/hood.hoon b/app/hood.hoon
index a3deb5d671..0db673d704 100644
--- a/app/hood.hoon
+++ b/app/hood.hoon
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       $%  {$drum $1 drum-pith-1}                        ::
           {$helm $0 helm-pith}                          ::
           {$kiln $0 kiln-pith}                          ::
-          {$womb $0 pith:womb}                          ::
+          {$womb $1 pith:womb}                          ::
           {$write $0 pith:write}                        ::
       ==                                                ::
     --                                                  ::
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
 ++  poke-womb-rekey           (wrap poke-rekey):from-womb
 ++  poke-womb-report          (wrap poke-report):from-womb
 ++  poke-womb-manage          (wrap poke-manage):from-womb
+++  poke-womb-manage-old-key  (wrap poke-manage-old-key):from-womb
 ++  poke-womb-release         (wrap poke-release):from-womb
 ++  poke-womb-reinvite        (wrap poke-reinvite):from-womb
 ++  poke-womb-replay-log      (wrap poke-replay-log):from-womb
diff --git a/gen/hood/manage-old-key.hoon b/gen/hood/manage-old-key.hoon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b60501e01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/hood/manage-old-key.hoon
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+::
+::::  /hoon/manage-old-key/hood/gen
+  ::
+/?    310
+::
+::::
+  !:
+:-  %say
+|=  $:  {now/@da eny/@uvI bec/beak}
+        {{who/@p key/@ $~} $~}
+    ==
+:-  %womb-manage-old-key
+[who key]
diff --git a/lib/womb.hoon b/lib/womb.hoon
index bc41eabaf9..c425d49cb2 100644
--- a/lib/womb.hoon
+++ b/lib/womb.hoon
@@ -95,12 +95,13 @@
 ::::                                                    ::  ::
   ::                                                    ::  ::
 |%
-++  part  {$womb $0 pith}                               ::  womb state
+++  part  {$womb $1 pith}                               ::  womb state
 ++  pith                                                ::  womb content
   $:  boss/(unit ship)                                  ::  outside master
       bureau/(map passcode balance)                     ::  active invitations
       office/property                                   ::  properties managed
       hotel/(map (each ship mail) client)               ::  everyone we know
+      recycling/(map ship @)                            ::  old ticket keys      
   ==                                                    ::
 --                                                      ::
 ::                                                      ::  ::
@@ -499,17 +500,21 @@
   |=  {a/knot b/knot}  ^-  {him/@ tik/@}
   [him=(rash a old-phon) tik=(rash b old-phon)]
 ::
-++  check-ticket
-  |=  {a/@ b/@}  ^-  ?
-  =(b `@p`!!)
+++  check-old-ticket
+  |=  {a/ship b/@pG}  ^-  (unit ?)
+  %+  bind   (~(get by recycling) (sein a))
+  |=  key/@  ^-  ?
+  =(b `@p`(end 6 1 (shaf %tick (mix a (shax key)))))
 ::
 ++  peek-x-ticket                                
   |=  tyl/path
   ^-  (unit (unit {$womb-tick-info ?($fail $good $used)}))
   ?.  ?=({@ @ $~} tyl)  ~|(bad-path+tyl !!)
   =+  [him tik]=(parse-ticket i.tyl i.t.tyl)
-  :^  ~   ~  %womb-tick-info
-  ?.  (check-ticket i.tyl i.t.tyl)  %fail
+  %+  bind  (check-old-ticket him tik)
+  |=  gud/?
+  :+  ~  %womb-tick-info
+  ?.  gud    %fail
   ?.  (~(has by bureau) (shas %tick tik))
     %good
   %used
@@ -542,6 +547,12 @@
     $ticket  (peek-x-ticket +.tyl)
   ==
 ::
+++  poke-manage-old-key                               ::  add to recyclable tickets
+  |=  {a/ship b/@}
+  =<  abet
+  ?>  |(=(our src) =([~ src] boss))                   ::  privileged
+  .(recycling (~(put by recycling) a b))
+::
 ++  poke-manage                                       ::  add to property
   |=  a/(list ship)
   =<  abet
@@ -696,7 +707,7 @@
   =.  log-transaction  (log-transaction %claim-old +<)
   ?>  =(src src)
   =+  [him tik]=(parse-ticket him-t tik-t)
-  ?>  (check-ticket him tik)
+  ?>  (need (check-old-ticket him tik))
   =+  pas=(shas %tick tik)
   ?:  (~(has by bureau) pas)
     ~|(already-claimed+[him-t tik-t] !!)
@@ -711,7 +722,7 @@
   ?>  =(src src)
   (claim-any aut her)
 ::
-++  claim-any
+++  claim-any                                        ::  register
   |=  {aut/passcode her/@p}
   =;  claimed
     :: =.  claimed  (emit.claimed %wait $~)          :: XX delay ack