diff --git a/desk/lib/contacts.hoon b/desk/lib/contacts.hoon
index be6afe1..fc1b53a 100644
--- a/desk/lib/contacts.hoon
+++ b/desk/lib/contacts.hoon
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
   =?  don  !=(~ del)
     %+  roll  del
     |=  [key=@tas acc=_don]
-    (~(del by don) key)
+    (~(del by acc) key)
   don
 ::  +from-0: legacy to new type
 ::