diff --git a/gen/ford-turbo.hoon b/gen/ford-turbo.hoon
index 5b4a8ef9e9..07659b883d 100644
--- a/gen/ford-turbo.hoon
+++ b/gen/ford-turbo.hoon
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
   test-core-fsbr
   test-core-fsbr-out-of-options
   test-plan-fszp-as-noun
+  test-core-fszp-as-mark
   test-core-fscl-fszp
   test-core-fscm
   test-plan-fsbc
@@ -4560,6 +4561,83 @@
     (expect-ford-empty ford ~nul)
   ==
 ::
+++  test-core-fszp-as-mark
+  :-  `tank`leaf+"test-core-fszp-as-mark"
+  ::
+  ::
+  =/  ford  *ford-gate
+  ::
+  =/  hoon-src-type=type  [%atom %$ ~]
+  =/  scry-results=(map [term beam] cage)
+    %-  my  :~
+      :-  [%cx [[~nul %home %da ~1234.5.6] /hoon/program/gen]]
+      :-  %hoon
+      :-  hoon-src-type
+      '''
+      /=  data  /:  /===/lib/other
+                /!somemark/
+      data
+      '''
+    ::
+      :-  [%cx [[~nul %home %da ~1234.5.6] /hoon/somemark/mar]]
+      :-  %hoon
+      :-  hoon-src-type
+      '''
+      |_  [word=tape num=@]
+      ++  grab
+        |%
+        +=  noun  [tape @]
+        --
+      --
+      '''
+    ::
+      :-  [%cx [[~nul %home %da ~1234.5.6] /hoon/other/lib]]
+      :-  %hoon
+      :-  hoon-src-type
+      '''
+      ["five" 5]
+      '''
+    ==
+  ::
+  =^  results1  ford
+    %-  test-ford-call-with-comparator  :*
+      ford
+      now=~1234.5.6
+      scry=(scry-with-results scry-results)
+      ::
+      ^=  call-args
+        :*  duct=~[/path]  type=~  %make  ~nul
+            %pin  ~1234.5.6
+            %core  [[~nul %home] /hoon/program/gen]
+        ==
+      ::
+      ^=  comparator
+        |=  moves=(list move:ford-gate)
+        ::
+        ?>  =(1 (lent moves))
+        ?>  ?=(^ moves)
+        ?>  ?=([* %give %made @da %complete %success %pin *] i.moves)
+        =/  result  result.p.card.i.moves
+        =/  pin-result  build-result.result
+        ?>  ?=([%success %core *] build-result.pin-result)
+        ::
+        =/  =vase  vase.build-result.pin-result
+        ::
+        %+  weld
+          %-  expect-eq  !>
+          :-  ["five" 5]
+          q.vase
+        ::
+        %-  expect-eq  !>
+        :-  &
+        (~(nest ut p.vase) | -:!>(["five" 5]))
+    ==
+  ::
+  ;:  weld
+    results1
+    (expect-ford-empty ford ~nul)
+  ==
+::
 ++  test-core-fscl-fszp
   :-  `tank`leaf+"test-core-fscl-fszp"
   ::
diff --git a/lib/ford-turbo.hoon b/lib/ford-turbo.hoon
index 2b78baf6ae..fa5af77671 100644
--- a/lib/ford-turbo.hoon
+++ b/lib/ford-turbo.hoon
@@ -3819,9 +3819,6 @@
         ++  run-fszp
           |=  =mark
           ^-  compose-cranes
-          ::  TODO: We'll need to allow other marks in time.
-          ::
-          ?>  =(%noun mark)
           ::
           =/  hoon-path=rail
             =,  path-to-render
@@ -3844,8 +3841,28 @@
           ?:  ?=([~ %error *] plan-result)
             [[%error [leaf+"/! failed: " message.u.plan-result]] ..run-crane]
           ?>  ?=([~ %success %plan *] plan-result)
+          ::  if :mark is %noun, don't perform mark translation; just return
           ::
-          [[%subject vase.u.plan-result] ..run-crane]
+          ::    If we were to verify the product type with %noun, this would
+          ::    cast to *, which would overwrite :vase.u.plan-result's actual
+          ::    product type
+          ::
+          ?:  =(%noun mark)
+            [[%subject vase.u.plan-result] ..run-crane]
+          ::
+          =/  vale-build=^build
+            :-  date.build
+            [%vale disc.source-rail.scaffold mark q.vase.u.plan-result]
+          =^  vale-result  accessed-builds  (depend-on vale-build)
+          ?~  vale-result
+            [[%block [vale-build]~] ..run-crane]
+          ?:  ?=([~ %error *] vale-result)
+            [[%error [leaf+"/! failed: " message.u.vale-result]] ..run-crane]
+          ?>  ?=([~ %success %vale *] vale-result)
+          ::  TODO: Right now, we're converting to a mark, but then stripping
+          ::  the mark off the front. This is almost certainly wrong long term.
+          ::
+          [[%subject q.cage.u.vale-result] ..run-crane]
         --
       ::  +gather-path-builds: produce %path builds to resolve import paths
       ::