diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/ping.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/ping.hoon
index defca11258..eff2bef567 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/ping.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/ping.hoon
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
         (set-timer now)
       --
     --
-%+  verb  &
+%+  verb  |
 ^-  agent:gall
 |_  =bowl:gall
 +*  this  .