diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/test/pub.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/test/pub.hoon
index 86cf43dfd0..1d0b9b7099 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/test/pub.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/test/pub.hoon
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 ::
 ++  on-watch
   |=  =path
-  ~&  pub-watch+path
-  (on-watch:def +<)
+  `this
 ::
 ++  on-agent
   |=  [=wire =sign:agent:gall]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/tests/sys/grq.hoon b/pkg/arvo/tests/sys/grq.hoon
index 005e61f106..031a5b3295 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/tests/sys/grq.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/tests/sys/grq.hoon
@@ -71,5 +71,15 @@
           [%pass /sys/req/~nec/pub %g %deal [~nec ~bud] %pub %watch /foo]
       ==
     ==
-  :-  t5  |.  :-  %&  ~
+  :-  t5  |.  :-  %|
+  =^  t6  gall.bud
+    %:  gall-check-call:v  gall.bud
+      [~1111.1.2 0xbeef.dead *roof]
+      :-  ~[/sys/req/~nec/pub /bone/~nec/0/1 //unix]
+      [%deal [~nec ~bud] %pub %watch /foo]
+      :~  :-  ~[/sys/req/~nec/pub /bone/~nec/0/1 //unix]
+          [%give %unto %watch-ack ~]
+      ==
+    ==
+  :-  t6  |.  :-  %&  ~
 --