diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/metadata-store.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/metadata-store.hoon
index 23a6878f97..304c988c57 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/metadata-store.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/metadata-store.hoon
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
     %+  turn  ~(tap by associations)
     |=  [=md-resource [group=resource =^metadatum]]
     ^-  [cord json]
-    :-
-    %-  crip
-    ;:  weld
-        (trip (spat (en-path:resource group)))
-        (weld "/" (trip app-name.md-resource))
-        (trip (spat (en-path:resource resource.md-resource)))
-    ==
+    :-  %:  rap  3
+            (spat (en-path:resource group))
+            '/'
+            app-name.md-resource
+            (spat (en-path:resource resource.md-resource))
+            ~
+        ==
     %-  pairs
     :~  [%group s+(enjs-path:resource group)]
         [%app-name s+app-name.md-resource]