diff --git a/desk/app/near-gateways.hoon b/desk/app/near-gateways.hoon
index aca0d7e7c..63540a6b0 100644
--- a/desk/app/near-gateways.hoon
+++ b/desk/app/near-gateways.hoon
@@ -117,18 +117,21 @@
   ^+  that
   ?+    path    ~|(bad-watch-path+path !!)
     [%~.~ %gossip %source ~]  that
-  ==
+   ==
 ++  agent 
   |=  [=wire =sign:agent:gall]
   ^+  that
   ?+    wire  ~|(bad-agent-wire+wire !!)
     [%~.~ %gossip %gossip ~]
+    ~&  >>  [wire sign]
     ?+    -.sign  ~|([%unexpected-gossip-sign -.sign] !!)
       %fact
       =*  mark  p.cage.sign
       =*  vase  q.cage.sign
       ?.  =(%metadata mark)  that
       ::add new gateway to heard 
+      ~&  >>  'got fact'
+      ~&  >>  !<([id=identifier =metadata] vase)
         =+  !<([id=identifier =metadata] vase)
         =.  heard  (~(put by heard) id metadata)
         that
diff --git a/desk/mar/gossip/rumor.hoon b/desk/mar/gossip/rumor.hoon
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f1cb3fed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desk/mar/gossip/rumor.hoon
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+|_  rum=[[@ *] (cask *)]
+++  grad  %noun
+++  grow
+  |%
+  ++  noun  rum
+  --
+++  grab
+  |%
+  ++  noun  ,[[@ *] (cask *)]
+  --
+--
diff --git a/desk/mar/near/metadata.hoon b/desk/mar/near/metadata.hoon
index 483dd978f..b74c59952 100644
--- a/desk/mar/near/metadata.hoon
+++ b/desk/mar/near/metadata.hoon
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
   --
 ++  grab
   |%
-  ++  noun  [identifier metadata]
+  ++  noun  ,[identifier metadata]
   --
 --