diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/strandio.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/strandio.hoon
index a8b52ede1f..7ccbfcbca7 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/strandio.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/strandio.hoon
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
   (pure:m tid)
 ::
 +$  thread-result
-  (each vase [term (list tang)])
+  (each vase [term tang])
 ::
 ++  await-thread
   |=  [file=term args=vase]
@@ -727,14 +727,14 @@
   ^-  form:m
   ;<  =bowl:spider  bind:m  get-bowl
   =/  tid  (scot %ta (cat 3 'strand_' (scot %uv (sham file eny.bowl))))
-  =/  tid  (scot %ta (cat 3 'strand_' (scot %uv (sham file eny.bowl))))
   =/  poke-vase  !>([`tid.bowl `tid file args])
   ;<  ~      bind:m  (watch-our /awaiting/[tid] %spider /thread-result/[tid])
   ;<  ~      bind:m  (poke-our %spider %spider-start poke-vase)
   ;<  ~      bind:m  (sleep ~s0)  ::  wait for thread to start
   ;<  =cage  bind:m  (take-fact /awaiting/[tid])
+  ;<  ~      bind:m  (take-kick /awaiting/[tid])
   ?+  p.cage  ~|([%strange-thread-result p.cage file tid] !!)
     %thread-done  (pure:m %& q.cage)
-    %thread-fail  (pure:m %| !<([term (list tang)] q.cage))
+    %thread-fail  (pure:m %| !<([term tang] q.cage))
   ==
 --