diff --git a/arvo/ames.hoon b/arvo/ames.hoon
index f2bd53b8fc..3f21acfcca 100644
--- a/arvo/ames.hoon
+++ b/arvo/ames.hoon
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
             vix=(bex +((cut 0 [25 2] mag)))             ::  width of sender
             tay=(cut 0 [27 5] mag)                      ::  message type
         ==
-    ?>  =(3 vez)
+    ?>  =(4 vez)
     ?>  =(chk (end 0 20 (mug bod)))
     :+  [(end 3 wix bod) (cut 3 [wix vix] bod)]
       (kins tay)
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
     =+  tay=(ksin q.kec)
     %+  mix
       %+  can  0
-      :~  [3 3]
+      :~  [3 4]
           [20 (mug bod)]
           [2 yax]
           [2 qax]
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@
     ++  gnaw                                            ::    gnaw:am
       |=  [kay=cape ryn=lane pac=rock]                  ::  process packet
       ^-  [p=(list boon) q=fort]
-      ?.  =(3 (end 0 3 pac))  [~ fox]
+      ?.  =(4 (end 0 3 pac))  [~ fox]
       =+  kec=(bite pac)
       ?:  (goop p.p.kec)  [~ fox]
       ?.  (~(has by urb.ton.fox) q.p.kec)
diff --git a/arvo/batz.hoon b/arvo/batz.hoon
index 843bf392b2..ef9709f715 100644
--- a/arvo/batz.hoon
+++ b/arvo/batz.hoon
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
   =+  rew=(flop wer)
   =+  vez=(vang | wer)
   |%
+  ++  abet  `brat`+<.^$                                 ::    abet:be 
   ++  fane                                              ::    fane:be
     |=  [gyp=@ud ted=@ud lap=wire]                      ::  validate waiter
     ^-  ?                                               ::  XX  hack
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@
       ==
     (fi gyp hen gyr)
   ::
+  ++  flub                                              ::    flub:be
+    |=  [gyp=@ud ted=@ud lap=wire]                      ::  delete timer
+    ^+  +>
+    +>(tem (~(del by tem) [gyp ted lap]))
+  ::
   ++  lake                                              ::    lake:be
     |=  [hen=duct gyp=@ud ted=@ud lap=wire]             ::  deliver wakeup
     ^-  [p=(list move) q=brat]
@@ -1176,8 +1182,11 @@
     |-  ^-  [p=(list move) q=vane]
     ?~  fiy  [wam ..^^$]
     =+  dos=(need (~(get by dez) p.i.fiy))
-    =+  beg=`brat`[[p.i.dos bred] q.i.dos]
-    =+  yub=(lake:((be beg) now eny sky) p.i.fiy q.i.fiy)
+    =+  geb=((be [[p.i.dos bred] q.i.dos]) now eny sky)
+    =+  ^=  yub  ^-  [p=(list move) q=brat]
+        ?.  (fane:geb q.i.fiy)
+          [~ abet:(flub:geb q.i.fiy)]
+        (lake:geb p.i.fiy q.i.fiy)
     %=  $
       fiy      t.fiy
       wam      (weld p.yub wam)
diff --git a/arvo/dill.hoon b/arvo/dill.hoon
index 39da86c70a..c36856131b 100644
--- a/arvo/dill.hoon
+++ b/arvo/dill.hoon
@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@
 ++  load
   |=  new=vase
   ^-  vane
-  :: ?.  (~(nest ut -:!>(dug)) & p.new)  ::  XX using old state unconditionally!
-  ::   (come new)
+  ?.  (~(nest ut -:!>(dug)) & p.new)
+    (come new)
   %_  ..^$
     dug  ((map duct yard) q.new)
   ==